The Hoboken Girl Team 
At the beginning of the summer, there was a cluster of robberies in Hoboken. In the four reported instances, all victims were robbed in downtown Hoboken. At the time, not much information was shared by Hoboken Police about the suspects or any arrests. A few weeks later, our search for information about the crimes had left us with almost more questions than answers, as accessing information about local crime rates turned out to be more difficult than The Hoboken Girl team had imagined. Read on for the latest about the June robberies and what we discovered about researching local crime in Hoboken, New Jersey.
A Starting Point: June 2025 Robberies
The weekend of June 6th, 2025, started off with a robbery reported to the Hoboken Police Department. By the end of the weekend, a total of four robberies, similar in pattern, had been reported. The incidents took place in downtown Hoboken, and the victims were robbed of their personal belongings, such as purses and cell phones. One victim reported being grabbed by the neck.
On Friday night, June 6th, the incidents happened in the areas of: 2nd and Bloomfield Streets; 2nd and Park Streets; and 3rd and Adams Streets. Early Sunday morning, June 8th, an incident happened in the area of 8th and Jefferson Streets.
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The account @hobokenpublicsafety, which is described as a social media reporting profile for the Hoboken Public Safety Department, is comprised of the city’s Police Department, Fire Department, Office of Emergency Management and EMS, posted on Sunday, June 8th, about the robberies.
“The Hoboken Police Department Detective Bureau’s Street Crimes Unit is actively investigating four robberies reported in Hoboken over the weekend. Several juveniles have been identified in connection with these incidents,” it posted.
“Chief Steven Aguiar assures the community that the Hoboken Police Department is taking these matters very seriously and remains fully committed to ensuring the safety of all in the City. Anyone with information related to these incidents should contact Detective Sgt. William Collins at [email protected] or 201-420-2100. Due to the ongoing nature of the investigation and the possible involvement of juveniles, additional details are not available at this time.”
On June 11th, 2025, the HPD hosted one of its regularly scheduled Community and Public Safety (CAPS) meetings. HPD encouraged residents to stay vigilant and aware of their surroundings.
At the meeting, the HPD noted its recommendations of “HPD recommends: having your credit card notifications on, installing a ring-style doorbell if possible, and using find my phone type apps: those three things helped in the initial investigation into the weekend robberies.”
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The Present-Day Status, as of August 2025
The Hoboken Girl team wanted to know more about these incidents:
- What was the exact location where they occurred?
- Did another crime occur at the same time, such as an assault?
- Had there been an arrest in any of the robberies, etc.?
Hoboken spokeswoman Marilyn Baer provided the following update in July 2025 via email about these robberies:
“As for the June robberies, two juveniles have been apprehended and charged with four counts of juvenile delinquency, conspiracy to commit robbery, and four counts of juvenile delinquency robbery. Two other juveniles remain at large and have each been charged with one count of juvenile delinquency, conspiracy to commit robbery, and one count of juvenile delinquency robbery. The two still at large are believed to be in New York State, and Hoboken Police are actively working to apprehend them.”
The Bigger Picture: Are Robberies on the Rise?
We wanted to know whether this summer’s events were part of a larger trend, so we dug into available crime statistics. But this turned out to be harder than expected.
According to Public Safety Director Ken Ferrante, Hoboken saw:
- A 14% decrease in Crimes Against Persons in 2024 compared to 2023
- An increase in crimes against property and society (such as theft, trespassing, and drug violations)
- An improvement in clearance rates, or the percentage of cases solved
The HPD also maintains a weekly blotter on its website. But at the time this article was written (July 29th, 2025), the weeks of May 29th, June 6th, and June 12th were available. When we inquired about older reports, we were told:
“The blotter is updated as often as possible. Residents can always search for older blotters online, but only the most recent few are posted on the PD website at any given time.”
Still, we wanted more information to give more context to these crimes and were directed to the New Jersey State Police’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) portal. “Throughout the year, the Hoboken Police Department uploads every police report made in the City, to an NJSP portal. The information is then compiled and disseminated by the NJSP during the first quarter of the following year,” Marilyn shared.
The most recent information available in the portal is from Q1 2024.
Per the NJ UCR portal, Hoboken police reported 19 robberies in 2021; 16 in 2022; 16 in 2023, and 15 in the first quarter of 2024, the most up-to-date reporting available.
This data provides raw numbers, but no location details, related offenses (like assault), or narratives, making it difficult to fully understand the context in which these crimes occur.
These are encouraging stats, but they leave some critical gaps, both in the information about the crimes and the way the information is made available to the public. If only the most recent Hoboken police blotters are available, how can residents find information about past crimes? How many of these incidents involved juveniles? Were the summer robberies an anomaly or part of a seasonal pattern? Why was Q1 2024 alone responsible for 15 reported robberies, almost matching the 16 total reported in each of 2022 and 2023? And, statistics alone don’t give the full picture about what’s happening in a community. Context and narrative are important for residents to have a better understanding of what’s happening.
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City Council Speaks Out
The Hoboken Girl reached out to all of the current Hoboken City Council members to get their opinions on both the June robberies and the availability of crime information in Hoboken. We will update this piece if we hear back from more of the council members.
First Ward Councilman Paul Presinzano shared, “I understand the community’s frustration when crime details are not immediately available. Some information cannot be released while an investigation is active because it could jeopardize a case or prevent an arrest. Once a case is closed, the details become available through OPRA. Transparency is important, but so is protecting the integrity of investigations and ensuring justice is served.”
Hoboken City Council member-at-large and 2025 mayoral candidate Emily Jabbour said, “I do not feel that residents have sufficient access to local crime information. However, much of that is driven by the fact that since 2021, the NJ State Police took over statewide crime statistics reporting. In spite of that, there is more that I feel we can do locally – I have urged the Administration and the Director of Public Safety to increase transparency and information sharing with the larger community with more regular use of Nixle alerts and social media updates.”
Resident Resources
While our initial inquiry about the June robberies was answered, we came away from this piece with more questions about crime information and how the community can access it.
If you’re interested in exploring crime data or following local public safety developments further, here are some useful tools and resources:
New Jersey State Police Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Portal
- NJSP UCR Portal
- Provides quarterly crime statistics for all municipalities across the state.
- Lags several months behind and does not include narrative/contextual details.
Hoboken Police Department Website + Social Media
- Hoboken Police Website
- Provides weekly police blotters and safety announcements (when updated).
- Includes CAPS meeting schedules and safety recommendations.
Open Public Records Act (OPRA) Requests
- OPRA Central Portal
- Submit official requests for police reports, past crime logs, or arrest records.
- Expect a response time of up to seven business days; longer for complex requests.
Crime Mapping Services (if enabled locally)
- Some municipalities partner with services like LexisNexis Crime Map or RAIDS Online to provide searchable crime maps.
- Hoboken does not currently have an active listing.
Community Safety + CAPS Meetings
- These are public forums hosted by the Hoboken Police Department where residents can ask questions and share concerns.
- Attending a CAPS meeting can be a great way to get unfiltered updates and ask follow-up questions in person.
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