Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Violent 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, Newark had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (490.11), followed by Elizabeth (480.13), North Plainfield (284.3), Hamilton Township, Mercer County (249.46), and Hillside Township (236.85).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent 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 Violent 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 Violent 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newark | 490.11 |
| 2 | Elizabeth | 480.13 |
| 3 | North Plainfield | 284.30 |
| 4 | Hamilton Township, Mercer County | 249.46 |
| 5 | Hillside Township | 236.85 |
| 6 | Eatontown | 206.61 |
| 7 | Secaucus | 203.45 |
| 8 | Englewood | 165.59 |
| 9 | Rahway | 153.05 |
| 10 | Hoboken | 143.80 |
| 11 | Elmwood Park | 115.73 |
| 12 | Hackensack | 113.21 |
| 13 | Lodi | 106.99 |
| 14 | Morristown | 104.32 |
| 15 | Gloucester Township | 94.93 |
| 16 | East Brunswick Township | 75.34 |
| 17 | South River | 73.89 |
| 18 | Montclair | 72.10 |
| 19 | Pompton Lakes | 70.34 |
| 20 | South Brunswick Township | 69.50 |
| 21 | Stafford Township | 59.95 |
| 22 | Woodland Park | 52.72 |
| 23 | Hanover Township | 47.25 |
| 24 | Lawrence Township, Mercer County | 47.22 |
| 25 | Lyndhurst Township | 45.86 |
| 26 | Springfield Township, Union County | 43.75 |
| 27 | Hawthorne | 36.01 |
| 28 | Hillsborough Township | 35.62 |
| 29 | Jefferson Township | 32.70 |
| 30 | Princeton | 30.83 |
| 31 | Rockaway Township | 29.24 |
| 32 | Dumont | 27.26 |
| 33 | Westwood | 26.10 |
| 34 | Wallington | 24.82 |
| 35 | Wanaque | 24.43 |
| 36 | Cranford Township | 23.82 |
| 37 | Verona | 21.08 |
| 38 | Westfield | 19.76 |
| 39 | Wyckoff Township | 17.06 |
| 40 | Roxbury Township | 16.90 |
| 41 | Sparta Township | 16.21 |
| 42 | Madison | 10.77 |