Hudson County, NJ Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Hudson County in green. The most dangerous areas in Hudson County are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Hudson County, NJ Safe from Murder?

The B+ grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US county. Hudson County is in the 70th percentile for safety, meaning 30% of counties are safer and 70% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Hudson County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Hudson County is 0.0513 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Hudson County generally consider the southeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Hudson County may be as high as 1 in 17,517 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 23,915 in the southeast part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northeast parts of Hudson County, NJ: about 10 per year. The northwest part of Hudson County has fewer cases of murder with only 1 in a typical year.

How Hudson County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Hudson County to the New Jersey state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Hudson County is less safe than the New Jersey state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Hudson County, NJ

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Hudson County about $75,494,044 in 2025, or roughly $96 per resident. This is part of Hudson County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Hudson County, including every crime type and how Hudson County compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Hudson County's crime maps on the Hudson County overall crime page.

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Individual Hudson County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Hudson County is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Hudson County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
New York County, NY	C+	D+	C-	B-
Essex County, NJ	A-	B	C+	B
Kings County, NY	B	C-	C	A+
Richmond County, NY	B+	C-	B-	C+
Bronx County, NY	B-	C-	C	A
Queens County, NY	B+	C+	B-	A-
Bergen County, NJ	A-	A	C+	A
Union County, NJ	A	A	B	A
Passaic County, NJ	A-	A-	C+	A
Nassau County, NY	B+	C+	C	B+

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Hudson County is lower versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Jefferson Parish, LA	D-	C-	C-	A
Cameron County, TX	D	D	D	B
Camden County, NJ	A	A-	A-	A
Knox County, TN	C	D	D	D+
Madison County, AL	B-	B+	B+	B-
Clay County, MO	C	B-	B-	B
New York County, NY	C+	D+	D+	B-
Alameda County, CA	C	D+	D+	D+
Lackawanna County, PA	B+	B+	B+	B
Middlesex County, MA	A	B+	B+	A+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Hudson County, NJ average SchoolGrade of D, with 26% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Hudson County schools on SchoolGrade

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