Hoboken, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hoboken, NJ Summary

Crime in Hoboken research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Hoboken 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 Hoboken:

  • There were 968 total crimes committed in Hoboken the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,701.8 total crimes per 100K people in Hoboken.
  • The overall crime rate in Hoboken is -26.78% below the national average.
  • Hoboken ranks #369 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Hoboken ranks #5,863 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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Hoboken Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hoboken is 1,701.8 per 100,000 people. That's -26.78% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 25.73% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hoboken
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 968 1,701.8 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 1 1.8 3.7 6.3
Robbery 16 28.1 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 67 117.8 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 88 154.7 195.4 369.8
Burglary 81 142.4 146.2 269.8
Larceny 741 1,302.7 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 58 102.0 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 880 1,547.1 1,158.2 1,954.4

Hoboken 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 Hoboken

88
Violent Crimes
154.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-58.16%
Below The National Average
  • There were 88 violent crimes in Hoboken in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hoboken is 154.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 646.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hoboken each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -58.16% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -20.81% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hoboken

880
Property Crimes
1,547.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-20.84%
Below The National Average
  • There were 880 property crimes in Hoboken in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hoboken is 1,547.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 64.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hoboken each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -20.84% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 33.58% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hoboken

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
West New York, NJ 52,021 732 1,407.1 1,159.1 248.0
Kearny, NJ 38,906 914 2,349.3 2,228.4 120.8
Cliffside Park, NJ 25,531 114 446.5 419.1 27.4
Secaucus, NJ 20,519 648 3,158.0 2,924.1 233.9
Port Washington, NY 20,071 144 717.5 687.6 29.9
Fairview, NJ 14,850 161 1,084.2 1,003.4 80.8
Ridgefield, NJ 11,368 86 756.5 730.1 26.4
Guttenberg, NJ 11,100 93 837.8 693.7 144.1
East Rutherford, NJ 9,904 175 1,767.0 1,686.2 80.8
Union, OH 6,865 40 582.7 539.0 43.7

Hoboken SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
10
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8
Amenities
10
Education
9
Commute
3
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