Westwood, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Westwood, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 46 total crimes committed in Westwood the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 400.2 total crimes per 100K people in Westwood.
  • The overall crime rate in Westwood is -82.78% below the national average.
  • Westwood ranks #75 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Westwood ranks #1,436 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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Westwood Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Westwood is 400.2 per 100,000 people. That's -82.78% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -70.44% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Westwood
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 46 400.2 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 26.1 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 3 26.1 195.4 369.8
Burglary 3 26.1 146.2 269.8
Larceny 36 313.2 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 34.8 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 43 374.1 1,158.2 1,954.4

Westwood 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 Westwood

3
Violent Crimes
26.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-92.94%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in Westwood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Westwood is 26.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 3,831.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Westwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -92.94% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -86.64% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Westwood

43
Property Crimes
374.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-80.86%
Below The National Average
  • There were 43 property crimes in Westwood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Westwood is 374.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 267.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Westwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -80.86% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -67.70% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Westwood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Paramus, NJ 26,242 1,105 4,210.8 4,172.7 38.1
Park Ridge, NJ 10,040 28 278.9 268.9 10.0
Hillsdale, NJ 10,011 34 339.6 329.6 10.0
Oradell, NJ 8,139 44 540.6 528.3 12.3
Emerson, NJ 7,900 22 278.5 278.5 0.0
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 6,058 53 874.9 775.8 99.0
Old Tappan, NJ 5,799 28 482.8 482.8 0.0
Harrington Park, NJ 4,730 8 169.1 169.1 0.0
Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 4,058 28 690.0 690.0 0.0
Haworth, NJ 3,391 3 88.5 88.5 0.0

Westwood SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9.5/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
7
Diversity
9
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
4
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