Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, among New Jersey cities with a population of at least 10K, Elizabeth had the highest Total Crime Rate per 100K residents (2,707.8), followed by Hillside Township (2,640.47), Secaucus (2,220.59), Eatontown (1,983.47), and Newark (1,955).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Total 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 Total 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 Total 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.
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You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for New Jersey cities.
Rank | City | Crime Rate Per 100K |
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1 | Elizabeth | 2707.80 |
2 | Hillside Township | 2640.47 |
3 | Secaucus | 2220.59 |
4 | Eatontown | 1983.47 |
5 | Newark | 1955.00 |
6 | Hamilton Township, Mercer County | 1810.52 |
7 | North Plainfield | 1552.35 |
8 | Lawrence Township, Mercer County | 1469.81 |
9 | Hackensack | 1432.55 |
10 | Hoboken | 1315.79 |
11 | Gloucester Township | 1307.92 |
12 | Lodi | 1169.01 |
13 | Springfield Township, Union County | 1153.95 |
14 | Elmwood Park | 1133.19 |
15 | East Brunswick Township | 1112.26 |
16 | Hanover Township | 1100.31 |
17 | Woodland Park | 1084.50 |
18 | Wallington | 1059.08 |
19 | Englewood | 1050.96 |
20 | Westfield | 912.36 |
21 | Montclair | 812.95 |
22 | Lyndhurst Township | 812.94 |
23 | Rahway | 765.26 |
24 | South Brunswick Township | 747.70 |
25 | Princeton | 724.50 |
26 | Stafford Township | 706.08 |
27 | Verona | 653.41 |
28 | Hawthorne | 622.36 |
29 | Morristown | 620.96 |
30 | Roxbury Township | 616.66 |
31 | Cranford Township | 615.35 |
32 | Rockaway Township | 548.25 |
33 | Madison | 457.90 |
34 | Pompton Lakes | 422.02 |
35 | Westwood | 408.87 |
36 | Sparta Township | 394.53 |
37 | Wyckoff Township | 386.61 |
38 | Hillsborough Township | 375.15 |
39 | South River | 350.99 |
40 | Dumont | 332.61 |
41 | Jefferson Township | 228.88 |
42 | Wanaque | 65.14 |