Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Robbery Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, among New Jersey cities with a population of at least 10K, North Plainfield had the highest Robbery Crime Rate per 100K residents (189.53), followed by Elizabeth (183.4), Newark (127.1), Hillside Township (65.79), and Hamilton Township, Mercer County (46.57).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Robbery 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 Robbery 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 Robbery 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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You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for New Jersey cities.
| Rank | City | Crime Rate Per 100K |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Plainfield | 189.53 |
| 2 | Elizabeth | 183.40 |
| 3 | Newark | 127.10 |
| 4 | Hillside Township | 65.79 |
| 5 | Hamilton Township, Mercer County | 46.57 |
| 6 | Eatontown | 41.32 |
| 7 | Secaucus | 34.63 |
| 8 | Hoboken | 30.56 |
| 9 | Hackensack | 26.13 |
| 10 | Elmwood Park | 24.11 |
| 11 | Rahway | 22.32 |
| 12 | Gloucester Township | 21.10 |
| 13 | Hanover Township | 20.25 |
| 14 | East Brunswick Township | 19.83 |
| 15 | Lodi | 19.81 |
| 16 | Lawrence Township, Mercer County | 17.71 |
| 17 | Englewood | 16.90 |
| 18 | Montclair | 12.43 |
| 19 | Princeton | 12.33 |
| 20 | South Brunswick Township | 10.53 |
| 21 | Morristown | 9.94 |
| 22 | Hillsborough Township | 9.50 |
| 23 | Pompton Lakes | 8.79 |
| 24 | Lyndhurst Township | 8.34 |
| 25 | Cranford Township | 7.94 |
| 26 | Woodland Park | 7.53 |
| 27 | Rockaway Township | 7.31 |
| 28 | South River | 6.16 |
| 29 | Wyckoff Township | 5.69 |
| 30 | Springfield Township, Union County | 5.47 |
| 31 | Madison | 5.39 |
| 32 | Westfield | 3.29 |
| 33 | Dumont | 0.00 |
| 33 | Hawthorne | 0.00 |
| 33 | Jefferson Township | 0.00 |
| 33 | Roxbury Township | 0.00 |
| 33 | Sparta Township | 0.00 |
| 33 | Stafford Township | 0.00 |
| 33 | Verona | 0.00 |
| 33 | Wallington | 0.00 |
| 33 | Wanaque | 0.00 |
| 33 | Westwood | 0.00 |
