With a crime rate for both violent and property crime combined of 7 per 1,000 residents, the crime rate in Hasbrouck Heights is one of the lower rates in America among communities of all sizes (lower than 64% of America's communities). One's chance of becoming a victim of crime in Hasbrouck Heights is one in 150. Compared to communities within New Jersey, Hasbrouck Heights‘s crime rate is lower than nearly 67% of the state's cities and towns.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, Hasbrouck Heights has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Hasbrouck Heights is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Hasbrouck Heights does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Hasbrouck Heights.

For Hasbrouck Heights, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Hasbrouck Heights than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 4006, which is a violent crime rate of 0 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Hasbrouck Heights; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 6 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.