Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021

Updated on January 17, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, among New Jersey cities with a population of at least 10K, Newark had the highest Aggravated Assault Crime Rate per 100K residents (324.02), followed by Elizabeth (238.57), Hamilton Township, Mercer County (168.52), Eatontown (132.23), and Secaucus (129.86).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Aggravated Assault crime rate in 2021, and the table below shows the ranking of New Jersey cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Aggravated Assault crime rate per 100K.

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.
Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021
Newark
Elizabeth
Hamilton Township, Mercer County
Eatontown
Secaucus
Englewood
Hillside Township
Hoboken
Rahway
Elmwood Park
Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Newark 324.02
2 Elizabeth 238.57
3 Hamilton Township, Mercer County 168.52
4 Eatontown 132.23
5 Secaucus 129.86
6 Englewood 128.41
7 Hillside Township 127.20
8 Hoboken 111.45
9 Rahway 105.22
10 Elmwood Park 81.98
11 North Plainfield 81.23
12 Morristown 74.52
13 Hackensack 65.31
14 Lodi 63.40
15 South River 61.58
16 Gloucester Township 57.26
17 Montclair 57.18
18 Stafford Township 56.62
19 Pompton Lakes 52.75
20 East Brunswick Township 47.58
21 South Brunswick Township 46.34
22 Woodland Park 45.19
23 Springfield Township, Union County 38.28
24 Lyndhurst Township 33.35
25 Dumont 27.26
26 Westwood 26.10
27 Hawthorne 25.72
28 Wanaque 24.43
29 Jefferson Township 23.36
30 Verona 21.08
31 Hanover Township 20.25
32 Princeton 18.50
33 Roxbury Township 16.90
34 Wallington 16.55
35 Sparta Township 16.21
36 Cranford Township 15.88
37 Rockaway Township 14.62
38 Hillsborough Township 14.25
39 Wyckoff Township 11.37
40 Westfield 6.59
41 Madison 5.39
42 Lawrence Township, Mercer County 0.00