Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Number of Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crimes in 2021
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, the New Jersey city with the highest number of Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crimes was Newark (60), followed by Elizabeth (10), Hamilton Township, Mercer County (6), Hillside Township (6), and Hillsborough Township (2).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter crimes in 2021, and the table below shows the ranking of New Jersey cities with high number of Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter crimes.
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Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 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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| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newark | 60 |
| 2 | Elizabeth | 10 |
| 3 | Hamilton Township, Mercer County | 6 |
| 3 | Hillside Township | 6 |
| 4 | Hillsborough Township | 2 |
| 5 | East Brunswick Township | 1 |
| 5 | Elmwood Park | 1 |
| 5 | Lodi | 1 |
| 5 | Morristown | 1 |
| 5 | Rahway | 1 |
| 6 | Absecon | 0 |
| 6 | Bernardsville | 0 |
| 6 | Bloomingdale | 0 |
| 6 | Cranford Township | 0 |
| 6 | Dumont | 0 |
| 6 | Eatontown | 0 |
| 6 | Emerson | 0 |
| 6 | Englewood | 0 |
| 6 | Franklin | 0 |
| 6 | Gloucester Township | 0 |
| 6 | Hackensack | 0 |
| 6 | Hanover Township | 0 |
| 6 | Hawthorne | 0 |
| 6 | Hoboken | 0 |
| 6 | Island Heights | 0 |
| 6 | Jefferson Township | 0 |
| 6 | Kenilworth | 0 |
| 6 | Lakehurst | 0 |
| 6 | Lawrence Township, Mercer County | 0 |
| 6 | Lyndhurst Township | 0 |
| 6 | Madison | 0 |
| 6 | Milltown | 0 |
| 6 | Mine Hill Township | 0 |
| 6 | Montclair | 0 |
| 6 | North Plainfield | 0 |
| 6 | Oradell | 0 |
| 6 | Pompton Lakes | 0 |
| 6 | Princeton | 0 |
| 6 | Rochelle Park Township | 0 |
| 6 | Rockaway Township | 0 |
| 6 | Roxbury Township | 0 |
| 6 | Saddle River | 0 |
| 6 | Seaside Park | 0 |
| 6 | Secaucus | 0 |
| 6 | Shrewsbury | 0 |
| 6 | South Amboy | 0 |
| 6 | South Brunswick Township | 0 |
| 6 | South River | 0 |
| 6 | Sparta Township | 0 |
| 6 | Springfield Township, Union County | 0 |
| 6 | Stafford Township | 0 |
| 6 | Stanhope | 0 |
| 6 | Verona | 0 |
| 6 | Wallington | 0 |
| 6 | Wanaque | 0 |
| 6 | Westfield | 0 |
| 6 | Westwood | 0 |
| 6 | Wharton | 0 |
| 6 | Woodcliff Lake | 0 |
| 6 | Woodland Park | 0 |
| 6 | Wyckoff Township | 0 |