Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Number of Aggravated Assault Crimes in 2021
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, the New Jersey city with the highest number of Aggravated Assault Crimes was Newark (956), followed by Elizabeth (320), Hamilton Township, Mercer County (152), Hoboken (62), and Englewood (38).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Aggravated Assault crimes in 2021, and the table below shows the ranking of New Jersey cities with high number of Aggravated Assault crimes.
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 Aggravated Assault 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 | Number of Crimes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newark | 956 |
| 2 | Elizabeth | 320 |
| 3 | Hamilton Township, Mercer County | 152 |
| 4 | Hoboken | 62 |
| 5 | Englewood | 38 |
| 5 | Gloucester Township | 38 |
| 6 | Rahway | 33 |
| 7 | Hackensack | 30 |
| 7 | Secaucus | 30 |
| 8 | Hillside Township | 29 |
| 9 | East Brunswick Township | 24 |
| 10 | Montclair | 23 |
| 11 | South Brunswick Township | 22 |
| 12 | North Plainfield | 18 |
| 13 | Elmwood Park | 17 |
| 13 | Stafford Township | 17 |
| 14 | Eatontown | 16 |
| 14 | Lodi | 16 |
| 15 | Morristown | 15 |
| 16 | Absecon | 14 |
| 17 | Bloomingdale | 12 |
| 18 | South Amboy | 11 |
| 19 | South River | 10 |
| 20 | Lyndhurst Township | 8 |
| 21 | Springfield Township, Union County | 7 |
| 21 | Stanhope | 7 |
| 22 | Hillsborough Township | 6 |
| 22 | Pompton Lakes | 6 |
| 22 | Princeton | 6 |
| 22 | Rochelle Park Township | 6 |
| 22 | Woodland Park | 6 |
| 23 | Dumont | 5 |
| 23 | Hawthorne | 5 |
| 23 | Jefferson Township | 5 |
| 23 | Lakehurst | 5 |
| 24 | Cranford Township | 4 |
| 24 | Rockaway Township | 4 |
| 24 | Roxbury Township | 4 |
| 25 | Franklin | 3 |
| 25 | Hanover Township | 3 |
| 25 | Milltown | 3 |
| 25 | Seaside Park | 3 |
| 25 | Sparta Township | 3 |
| 25 | Verona | 3 |
| 25 | Wanaque | 3 |
| 25 | Westwood | 3 |
| 25 | Wharton | 3 |
| 26 | Island Heights | 2 |
| 26 | Kenilworth | 2 |
| 26 | Wallington | 2 |
| 26 | Westfield | 2 |
| 26 | Wyckoff Township | 2 |
| 27 | Madison | 1 |
| 28 | Bernardsville | 0 |
| 28 | Emerson | 0 |
| 28 | Lawrence Township, Mercer County | 0 |
| 28 | Mine Hill Township | 0 |
| 28 | Oradell | 0 |
| 28 | Saddle River | 0 |
| 28 | Shrewsbury | 0 |
| 28 | Woodcliff Lake | 0 |