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Highland Park Crime Rate Report (New Jersey)

Highland Park crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 26 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Highland Park for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Highland Park in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 68.4% and the city property crime rate in Highland Park was lower than the national property crime rate average by 51.1%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Highland Park was lower than the violent crime rate in New Jersey by 46.6% and the city property crime rate in Highland Park was lower than the property crime rate in New Jersey by 39.94%.

Property and Violent Crime
Highland Park Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Highland Park Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Highland Park Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault13
Arson2
Burglary9
Larceny and Theft87
Motor Vehicle Theft20
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape2
Robbery1
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)129
Property Crime116
Violent Crime16
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault16
Arson1
Burglary14
Larceny and Theft127
Motor Vehicle Theft17
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape3
Robbery2
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)171
Property Crime158
Violent Crime21

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Highland Park Property Crime

Highland Park Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Highland Park Crime 2025

Highland Park Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Highland Park Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Highland Park Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Highland Park, New Jersey crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Highland Park crime report data for 2026 was projected from 26 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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