Woodcliff Lake, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Woodcliff Lake, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 53 total crimes committed in Woodcliff Lake the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 874.9 total crimes per 100K people in Woodcliff Lake.
  • The overall crime rate in Woodcliff Lake is -62.36% below the national average.
  • Woodcliff Lake ranks #217 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Woodcliff Lake ranks #3,316 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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Woodcliff Lake Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Woodcliff Lake is 874.9 per 100,000 people. That's -62.36% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -35.36% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Woodcliff Lake
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 53 874.9 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 2 33.0 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 66.0 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 6 99.0 195.4 369.8
Burglary 2 33.0 146.2 269.8
Larceny 40 660.3 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 82.5 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 47 775.8 1,158.2 1,954.4

Woodcliff Lake 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 Woodcliff Lake

6
Violent Crimes
99.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-73.22%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Woodcliff Lake in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Woodcliff Lake is 99.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,009.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Woodcliff Lake each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -73.22% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -49.30% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Woodcliff Lake

47
Property Crimes
775.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-60.30%
Below The National Average
  • There were 47 property crimes in Woodcliff Lake in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Woodcliff Lake is 775.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 128.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Woodcliff Lake each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -60.30% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -33.01% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Woodcliff Lake

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
Waldwick, NJ 10,055 33 328.2 308.3 19.9
Park Ridge, NJ 10,040 28 278.9 268.9 10.0
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
Allendale, NJ 6,751 48 711.0 696.2 14.8
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

Woodcliff Lake SnackAbility

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