Secaucus, NJ Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Secaucus in green. The most dangerous areas in Secaucus 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 Secaucus, NJ Safe from Murder?

The B grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US city. Secaucus is in the 62nd percentile for safety, meaning 38% of cities are safer and 62% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Secaucus's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Secaucus is 0.0475 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Secaucus generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Secaucus may be as high as 1 in 16,166 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 24,007 in the west part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southwest parts of Secaucus, NJ: about 0 per year. The southeast part of Secaucus has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Secaucus's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Secaucus 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, Secaucus 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 Secaucus, NJ

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Secaucus about $2,072,817 in 2025, or roughly $89 per resident. This is part of Secaucus's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Secaucus, including every crime type and how Secaucus compares to other cities.

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 Secaucus's crime maps on the Secaucus overall crime page.

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Individual Secaucus Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Secaucus is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Secaucus.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Union City, NJ	C+	C	B-	B-
North Bergen, NJ	C-	B-	C-	B
Weehawken, NJ	C-	B+	C-	C+
West New York, NJ	C+	C+	B	B-
Guttenberg, NJ	C+	C+	B-	B-
Lyndhurst, NJ	B-	A-	D+	B+
Hoboken, NJ	C	B	C	B-
North Arlington, NJ	B	A-	C	B+
Moonachie, NJ	D	B-	D-	B
Rutherford, NJ	B	A-	C-	B+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Secaucus is similar versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Rotterdam, NY	B-	C	C	B+
Massapequa, NY	B	A-	A-	B
Matteson, IL	C-	C+	C+	D+
Mays Landing, NJ	A	B+	B+	A+
McAlester, OK	D-	D	D	D+
McNair, VA	B-	A+	A+	A+
Mechanicsville, MD	B	B-	B-	B+
Milford, MI	A	B	B	A-
Portsmouth, OH	D-	C	C	D
Rancho San Diego, CA	C+	C-	C-	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Secaucus, NJ average SchoolGrade of D+, with 29% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Secaucus schools on SchoolGrade

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