Secaucus, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Secaucus, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 648 total crimes committed in Secaucus the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,158.0 total crimes per 100K people in Secaucus.
  • The overall crime rate in Secaucus is 35.88% above the national average.
  • Secaucus ranks #451 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Secaucus ranks #8,309 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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Secaucus Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Secaucus is 3,158.0 per 100,000 people. That's 35.88% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 133.31% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Secaucus
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 648 3,158.0 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 22 107.2 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 18 87.7 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 48 233.9 195.4 369.8
Burglary 29 141.3 146.2 269.8
Larceny 547 2,665.8 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 24 117.0 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 600 2,924.1 1,158.2 1,954.4

Secaucus 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 Secaucus

48
Violent Crimes
233.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-36.74%
Below The National Average
  • There were 48 violent crimes in Secaucus in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Secaucus is 233.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 427.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Secaucus each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -36.74% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 19.74% higher than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Secaucus

600
Property Crimes
2,924.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
49.62%
Above The National Average
  • There were 600 property crimes in Secaucus in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Secaucus is 2,924.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 34.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Secaucus each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 49.62% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 152.47% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Secaucus

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Hoboken, NJ 56,882 968 1,701.8 1,547.1 154.7
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
Rutherford, NJ 18,592 225 1,210.2 1,172.5 37.7
North Arlington, NJ 15,695 113 720.0 675.4 44.6
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
Carlstadt, NJ 6,316 131 2,074.1 2,026.6 47.5
Moonachie, NJ 3,093 53 1,713.5 1,681.2 32.3

Secaucus SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
10
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
4
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