Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Number of Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 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 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.

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 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.

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 Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crimes in 2021
Newark
Elizabeth
Hamilton Township, Mercer County
Hillside Township
Hillsborough Township
East Brunswick Township
Elmwood Park
Lodi
Morristown
Rahway
Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Number of Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crimes in 2021
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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