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

Updated on January 9, 2025.

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.

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.
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Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021
Elizabeth
Hillside Township
Secaucus
Eatontown
Newark
Hamilton Township, Mercer County
North Plainfield
Lawrence Township, Mercer County
Hackensack
Hoboken
Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
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