Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Arson Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021

Updated on November 1, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, among New Jersey cities with a population of at least 10K, North Plainfield had the highest Arson Crime Rate per 100K residents (9.03), followed by Elizabeth (8.95), Westwood (8.7), Newark (8.14), and Hamilton Township, Mercer County (7.76).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Arson crime rate in 2021, and the table below shows the ranking of New Jersey cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Arson crime rate per 100K.

You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in New Jersey, and the ranking of all cities in the US.

Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Arson crimes for each city. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

You can also see this information for other states.

You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for New Jersey cities.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
See this for other years:
Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Arson Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021
North Plainfield
Elizabeth
Westwood
Newark
Hamilton Township, Mercer County
Hanover Township
Hackensack
Rahway
Gloucester Township
Englewood
Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Arson Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021
Items per page:
0 of 0
Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 North Plainfield 9.03
2 Elizabeth 8.95
3 Westwood 8.70
4 Newark 8.14
5 Hamilton Township, Mercer County 7.76
6 Hanover Township 6.75
7 Hackensack 6.53
8 Rahway 6.38
9 Gloucester Township 4.52
10 Englewood 3.38
11 Princeton 3.08
12 East Brunswick Township 1.98
13 Cranford Township 0.00
13 Dumont 0.00
13 Eatontown 0.00
13 Elmwood Park 0.00
13 Hawthorne 0.00
13 Hillsborough Township 0.00
13 Hillside Township 0.00
13 Hoboken 0.00
13 Jefferson Township 0.00
13 Lawrence Township, Mercer County 0.00
13 Lodi 0.00
13 Lyndhurst Township 0.00
13 Madison 0.00
13 Montclair 0.00
13 Morristown 0.00
13 Pompton Lakes 0.00
13 Rockaway Township 0.00
13 Roxbury Township 0.00
13 Secaucus 0.00
13 South Brunswick Township 0.00
13 South River 0.00
13 Sparta Township 0.00
13 Springfield Township, Union County 0.00
13 Stafford Township 0.00
13 Verona 0.00
13 Wallington 0.00
13 Wanaque 0.00
13 Westfield 0.00
13 Woodland Park 0.00
13 Wyckoff Township 0.00