Crime & Safety in Hackensack, NJ

Hackensack has a violent crime rate of 231 per 100,000 residents, 39% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 182.0 per 100,000, robbery at 33.7, rape at 13.5. The murder rate is 2.3 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,335 per 100,000, 32% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,137, burglary at 121, vehicle theft at 76 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 38 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Hackensack receives a safety grade of F.