Park Ridge, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Park Ridge, NJ Summary

Crime in Park Ridge research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Park Ridge 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 Park Ridge:

  • There were 28 total crimes committed in Park Ridge the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 278.9 total crimes per 100K people in Park Ridge.
  • The overall crime rate in Park Ridge is -88.00% below the national average.
  • Park Ridge ranks #40 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Park Ridge ranks #1,002 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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Park Ridge Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Park Ridge is 278.9 per 100,000 people. That's -88.00% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -79.40% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Park Ridge
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 28 278.9 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 10.0 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 1 10.0 195.4 369.8
Burglary 1 10.0 146.2 269.8
Larceny 26 259.0 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 27 268.9 1,158.2 1,954.4

Park Ridge 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 Park Ridge

1
Violent Crimes
10.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-97.31%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 violent crimes in Park Ridge in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Park Ridge is 10.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 10,040.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Park Ridge each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -97.31% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -94.90% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Park Ridge

27
Property Crimes
268.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-86.24%
Below The National Average
  • There were 27 property crimes in Park Ridge in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Park Ridge is 268.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 371.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Park Ridge each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -86.24% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -76.78% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Park Ridge

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Westwood, NJ 11,495 46 400.2 374.1 26.1
Hillsdale, NJ 10,011 34 339.6 329.6 10.0
Montvale, NJ 8,436 48 569.0 545.3 23.7
Upper Saddle River, NJ 8,248 59 715.3 703.2 12.1
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 6,058 53 874.9 775.8 99.0
Old Tappan, NJ 5,799 28 482.8 482.8 0.0
Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 4,058 28 690.0 690.0 0.0
Saddle River, NJ 3,338 51 1,527.9 1,497.9 30.0

Park Ridge SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
10
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
4
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