Woodland Park, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Woodland Park, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 150 total crimes committed in Woodland Park the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,138.9 total crimes per 100K people in Woodland Park.
  • The overall crime rate in Woodland Park is -51.00% below the national average.
  • Woodland Park ranks #273 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Woodland Park ranks #4,204 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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Woodland Park Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Woodland Park is 1,138.9 per 100,000 people. That's -51.00% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -15.86% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Woodland Park
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 150 1,138.9 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 1 7.6 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 6 45.6 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 7 53.1 195.4 369.8
Burglary 8 60.7 146.2 269.8
Larceny 127 964.2 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 8 60.7 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 143 1,085.7 1,158.2 1,954.4

Woodland Park 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 Woodland Park

7
Violent Crimes
53.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-85.63%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 violent crimes in Woodland Park in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Woodland Park is 53.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,881.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Woodland Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -85.63% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -72.80% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Woodland Park

143
Property Crimes
1,085.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-44.45%
Below The National Average
  • There were 143 property crimes in Woodland Park in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Woodland Park is 1,085.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 92.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Woodland Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -44.45% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -6.26% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Woodland Park

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Paterson, NJ 144,947 3,593 2,478.8 1,490.2 988.6
Clifton, NJ 88,768 1,807 2,035.6 1,930.9 104.8
Elmwood Park, NJ 21,154 323 1,526.9 1,337.8 189.1
Totowa, NJ 10,813 234 2,164.1 2,080.8 83.2
Haledon, NJ 8,848 168 1,898.7 1,876.1 22.6
North Caldwell, NJ 6,666 26 390.0 360.0 30.0
Prospect Park, NJ 6,225 80 1,285.1 1,253.0 32.1

Woodland Park SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
8.5
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
7
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