Crime & Safety in Hackensack
Hackensack's crime picture carries a real, honestly disclosed tension: the city's own rate runs below the national average, yet ranks worse relative to other New Jersey municipalities specifically.
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Learn moreBelow the national average outright
NeighborhoodScout's overall Hackensack crime rate (26.07 per 1,000) runs below the national average, and a separate City-Data.com index put the city at roughly 1.5x smaller than the US average, down 15% versus 2023.
A real, disclosed tension versus other NJ towns
The SAME NeighborhoodScout data separately ranks Hackensack's rate higher than approximately 86% of other New Jersey municipalities -- meaning it is safer than only about 14% of NJ towns on that specific relative measure.
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Confirm current, address-specific crime data directly with local law enforcement before relocating, given the real, disclosed gap between Hackensack's national-average and NJ-relative standing.
Key takeaways
- Hackensack's overall crime rate runs below the national average per NeighborhoodScout and City-Data.com.
- The same NeighborhoodScout data ranks Hackensack worse than about 86% of other NJ municipalities specifically.
- Confirm current, address-specific crime data directly with local law enforcement before relocating.
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