In 2006, Toms River was ranked by Morgan Quitno Press as the 14th safest city in the United States, of 369 cities nationwide.  In 2007, Toms River was again ranked as the 14th-safest city in the United States of 371 cities nationwide.

What is now Toms River Township was established by Royal Charter as Dover Township on March 1, 1768, from portions of Shrewsbury Township, while the area was still part of Monmouth County.

Dover Township was incorporated as one of New Jersey’s first 104 townships by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature  on February 21, 1798. Portions of the township were taken to form Jackson Township  (March 6, 1844), Union Township (March 10, 1846, now Barnegat Township), Brick Township (February 15, 1850), Manchester Township (April 6, 1865), Berkeley Township (March 31, 1875), Island Heights(May 6, 1887), Lavallette (December 21, 1887) and Seaside Heights (February 26, 1913).

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