Weehawken, NJ Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C+ grade means the rate of murder is about the same as the average US city. Weehawken is in the 48th percentile for safety, meaning 52% of cities are safer and 48% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Weehawken's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Weehawken is 0.0597 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Weehawken generally consider the north part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Weehawken may be as high as 1 in 14,524 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 17,421 in the north part of the city.

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

How Weehawken's Murder Rate Compares

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

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Weehawken about $2,217,684 in 2025, or roughly $112 per resident. This is part of Weehawken's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Weehawken, including every crime type and how Weehawken 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 Weehawken's crime maps on the Weehawken overall crime page.

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Individual Weehawken Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Union City, NJ	C+	C	B-	B-
West New York, NJ	C+	C+	B	B-
North Bergen, NJ	C-	B-	C-	B
Guttenberg, NJ	C+	C+	B-	B-
Hoboken, NJ	C	B	C	B-
Secaucus, NJ	D	C+	D-	B
Manhattan, NY	C-	D	D+	C
Fairview, NJ	C-	C+	D+	B+
Cliffside Park, NJ	C-	C+	C-	B+
Edgewater, NJ	D+	C	D	B+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Weehawken 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
Cedar Lake, IN	A-	A	A	A-
Vincentown, NJ	A	A+	A+	A-
Verona, PA	C+	C-	C-	D-
Valle Vista, CA	C-	D+	D+	B
Troutdale, OR	D-	C	C	C-
Three Rivers, MI	B	C	C	A-
Charlotte, MI	B-	C-	C-	B
Chaparral, NM	D-	D	D	D
Centerville, UT	B-	C+	C+	A+
Celina, TX	B	C+	C+	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Weehawken, NJ average SchoolGrade of D, with 26% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Weehawken schools on SchoolGrade

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