Hackensack, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hackensack, NJ Summary

Crime in Hackensack research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Hackensack over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Hackensack:

  • There were 1,191 total crimes committed in Hackensack the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,622.6 total crimes per 100K people in Hackensack.
  • The overall crime rate in Hackensack is 12.84% above the national average.
  • Hackensack ranks #432 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Hackensack ranks #7,656 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Hackensack Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hackensack is 2,622.6 per 100,000 people. That's 12.84% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 93.76% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hackensack
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,191 2,622.6 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 14 30.8 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 70 154.1 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 94 207.0 195.4 369.8
Burglary 75 165.2 146.2 269.8
Larceny 943 2,076.5 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 79 174.0 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 1,097 2,415.6 1,158.2 1,954.4

Hackensack Crime Compared To New Jersey Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in New Jersey.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Hackensack

94
Violent Crimes
207.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-44.03%
Below The National Average
  • There were 94 violent crimes in Hackensack in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hackensack is 207.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 483.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hackensack each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -44.03% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 5.95% higher than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hackensack

1,097
Property Crimes
2,415.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
23.60%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,097 property crimes in Hackensack in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hackensack is 2,415.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 41.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hackensack each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 23.60% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 108.57% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hackensack

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Garfield, NJ 32,351 535 1,653.7 1,542.5 111.3
Bergenfield, NJ 28,082 101 359.7 316.9 42.7
Lodi, NJ 25,788 368 1,427.0 1,295.2 131.8
Port Washington, NY 20,071 144 717.5 687.6 29.9
Ridgefield Park, NJ 13,067 192 1,469.4 1,362.2 107.1
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 12,005 79 658.1 633.1 25.0
River Edge, NJ 11,950 101 845.2 836.8 8.4
Little Ferry, NJ 10,736 59 549.6 484.4 65.2
Maywood, NJ 9,966 115 1,153.9 1,083.7 70.2
Bogota, NJ 8,342 49 587.4 587.4 0.0

Hackensack SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
4
Diversity
10
Safety
8
Amenities
10
Education
8
Commute
4
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