Ridgefield, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Ridgefield, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 86 total crimes committed in Ridgefield the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 756.5 total crimes per 100K people in Ridgefield.
  • The overall crime rate in Ridgefield is -67.45% below the national average.
  • Ridgefield ranks #182 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Ridgefield ranks #2,856 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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Ridgefield Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ridgefield is 756.5 per 100,000 people. That's -67.45% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -44.11% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ridgefield
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 86 756.5 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 26.4 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 3 26.4 195.4 369.8
Burglary 8 70.4 146.2 269.8
Larceny 64 563.0 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 11 96.8 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 83 730.1 1,158.2 1,954.4

Ridgefield 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 Ridgefield

3
Violent Crimes
26.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-92.86%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in Ridgefield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ridgefield is 26.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 3,789.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ridgefield each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -92.86% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -86.49% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ridgefield

83
Property Crimes
730.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-62.64%
Below The National Average
  • There were 83 property crimes in Ridgefield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ridgefield is 730.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 137.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ridgefield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -62.64% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -36.96% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ridgefield

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Cliffside Park, NJ 25,531 114 446.5 419.1 27.4
Port Washington, NY 20,071 144 717.5 687.6 29.9
Palisades Park, NJ 19,991 160 800.4 730.3 70.0
Fairview, NJ 14,850 161 1,084.2 1,003.4 80.8
Edgewater, NJ 14,793 190 1,284.4 1,230.3 54.1
Ridgefield Park, NJ 13,067 192 1,469.4 1,362.2 107.1
Guttenberg, NJ 11,100 93 837.8 693.7 144.1
Little Ferry, NJ 10,736 59 549.6 484.4 65.2
Carlstadt, NJ 6,316 131 2,074.1 2,026.6 47.5
Moonachie, NJ 3,093 53 1,713.5 1,681.2 32.3

Ridgefield SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
10
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
6
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