Paramus, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Paramus, NJ Summary

Crime in Paramus research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Paramus over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Paramus:

  • There were 1,105 total crimes committed in Paramus the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,210.8 total crimes per 100K people in Paramus.
  • The overall crime rate in Paramus is 81.17% above the national average.
  • Paramus ranks #467 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Paramus ranks #9,081 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Paramus Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Paramus is 4,210.8 per 100,000 people. That's 81.17% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 211.09% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Paramus
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,105 4,210.8 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 7 26.7 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 11.4 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 10 38.1 195.4 369.8
Burglary 47 179.1 146.2 269.8
Larceny 962 3,665.9 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 86 327.7 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 1,095 4,172.7 1,158.2 1,954.4

Paramus Crime Compared To New Jersey Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in New Jersey.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Paramus

10
Violent Crimes
38.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-89.70%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Paramus in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Paramus is 38.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,624.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Paramus each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -89.70% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -80.49% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Paramus

1,095
Property Crimes
4,172.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
113.50%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,095 property crimes in Paramus in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Paramus is 4,172.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 24.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Paramus each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 113.50% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 260.28% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Paramus

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fair Lawn, NJ 35,424 273 770.7 719.9 50.8
Ridgewood, NJ 26,485 210 792.9 762.7 30.2
New Milford, NJ 16,897 60 355.1 349.2 5.9
Glen Rock, NJ 12,017 61 507.6 474.3 33.3
River Edge, NJ 11,950 101 845.2 836.8 8.4
Westwood, NJ 11,495 46 400.2 374.1 26.1
Maywood, NJ 9,966 115 1,153.9 1,083.7 70.2
Oradell, NJ 8,139 44 540.6 528.3 12.3
Emerson, NJ 7,900 22 278.5 278.5 0.0
Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 4,058 28 690.0 690.0 0.0

Paramus SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
10
Affordability
4
Diversity
9
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
5
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