Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Number of Burglary 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 Burglary Crimes was Newark (435), followed by Elizabeth (294), Hamilton Township, Mercer County (219), Lawrence Township, Mercer County (108), and Hillside Township (107).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Burglary crimes in 2021, and the table below shows the ranking of New Jersey cities with high number of Burglary 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 Burglary 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 Burglary Crimes in 2021
Newark
Elizabeth
Hamilton Township, Mercer County
Lawrence Township, Mercer County
Hillside Township
Hoboken
Gloucester Township
East Brunswick Township
Englewood
Secaucus
Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Number of Burglary Crimes in 2021
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Newark 435
2 Elizabeth 294
3 Hamilton Township, Mercer County 219
4 Lawrence Township, Mercer County 108
5 Hillside Township 107
6 Hoboken 75
7 Gloucester Township 64
8 East Brunswick Township 49
9 Englewood 45
10 Secaucus 38
11 Montclair 37
12 Hackensack 35
12 Lodi 35
13 Princeton 28
13 South Brunswick Township 28
14 Absecon 27
14 Cranford Township 27
15 Eatontown 23
16 Elmwood Park 20
17 Rockaway Township 19
17 Roxbury Township 19
18 North Plainfield 18
18 Rahway 18
18 Saddle River 18
18 Wallington 18
19 South River 16
19 Springfield Township, Union County 16
19 Wyckoff Township 16
20 Hillsborough Township 15
21 Lyndhurst Township 12
22 Hawthorne 10
22 Verona 10
22 Westfield 10
23 Hanover Township 9
23 South Amboy 9
24 Sparta Township 7
25 Stafford Township 6
26 Jefferson Township 5
26 Woodland Park 5
27 Seaside Park 4
27 Stanhope 4
27 Wharton 4
28 Bernardsville 3
28 Bloomingdale 3
28 Kenilworth 3
28 Madison 3
28 Morristown 3
28 Pompton Lakes 3
28 Westwood 3
29 Emerson 2
29 Lakehurst 2
29 Milltown 2
29 Mine Hill Township 2
29 Oradell 2
29 Rochelle Park Township 2
29 Shrewsbury 2
29 Wanaque 2
30 Dumont 1
30 Franklin 1
30 Woodcliff Lake 1
31 Island Heights 0