Secaucus, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

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 on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Secaucus:

  • There were 800 total crimes committed in Secaucus in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,787.7 total crimes per 100K people in Secaucus.
  • The overall crime rate in Secaucus is 78.73% above the national average.
  • Secaucus ranks #433 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • Secaucus ranks #9,171 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

Additional research about crime in New Jersey

Secaucus Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Secaucus is 3,787.7 per 100,000 people. That's 78.73% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 130.25% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Secaucus
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 800 3,787.7 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 10 47.3 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 17 80.5 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 32 151.5 217.7 359.0
Burglary 71 336.2 145.3 229.0
Larceny 670 3,172.2 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 27 127.8 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 768 3,636.2 1,427.3 1,760.0

Secaucus Crime Compared To New Jersey Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in New Jersey.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Secaucus

32
Violent Crimes
151.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-57.80%
Below The National Average
  • There were 32 violent crimes in Secaucus in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Secaucus is 151.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 660.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Secaucus each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -57.80% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -30.41% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Secaucus

768
Property Crimes
3,636.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
106.60%
Above The National Average
  • There were 768 property crimes in Secaucus in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Secaucus is 3,636.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 27.5 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 106.60% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 154.75% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 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 57,293 1,130 1,972.3 1,783.8 188.5
West New York, NJ 51,260 902 1,759.7 1,463.1 296.5
Kearny, NJ 39,111 1,069 2,733.2 2,569.6 163.6
Rutherford, NJ 19,285 166 860.8 803.7 57.0
North Arlington, NJ 16,320 222 1,360.3 1,299.0 61.3
Guttenberg, NJ 11,426 133 1,164.0 954.0 210.0
East Rutherford, NJ 10,644 185 1,738.1 1,625.3 112.7
Union, OH 6,977 84 1,204.0 1,118.0 86.0
Carlstadt, NJ 6,461 105 1,625.1 1,563.2 61.9

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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