Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Number of Aggravated Assault Crimes in 2021

Updated on November 1, 2023.

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.

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 Number of Aggravated Assault Crimes in 2021
Newark
Elizabeth
Hamilton Township, Mercer County
Hoboken
Englewood
Gloucester Township
Rahway
Hackensack
Secaucus
Hillside Township
Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Number of Aggravated Assault Crimes in 2021
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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