Bergenfield, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Bergenfield, NJ Summary

Crime in Bergenfield research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bergenfield over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Bergenfield:

  • There were 81 total crimes committed in Bergenfield in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 280.5 total crimes per 100K people in Bergenfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Bergenfield is -86.76% below the national average.
  • Bergenfield ranks #41 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • Bergenfield ranks #1,165 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Bergenfield Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bergenfield is 280.5 per 100,000 people. That's -86.76% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -82.95% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bergenfield
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 81 280.5 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 2 6.9 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 12 41.6 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 14 48.5 217.7 359.0
Burglary 10 34.6 145.3 229.0
Larceny 54 187.0 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 3 10.4 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 67 232.0 1,427.3 1,760.0

Bergenfield Crime Compared To New Jersey Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in New Jersey.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Bergenfield

14
Violent Crimes
48.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-86.50%
Below The National Average
  • There were 14 violent crimes in Bergenfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bergenfield is 48.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,062.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bergenfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -86.50% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -77.73% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bergenfield

67
Property Crimes
232.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-86.82%
Below The National Average
  • There were 67 property crimes in Bergenfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bergenfield is 232.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 431.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bergenfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -86.82% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -83.75% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bergenfield

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Hackensack, NJ 46,667 1,060 2,271.4 2,025.0 246.4
Englewood, NJ 30,405 398 1,309.0 1,078.8 230.2
Port Washington, NY 19,888 186 935.2 809.5 125.7
Dumont, NJ 18,765 57 303.8 287.8 16.0
New Milford, NJ 17,261 86 498.2 486.6 11.6
Tenafly, NJ 15,451 73 472.5 466.0 6.5
River Edge, NJ 12,236 96 784.6 768.2 16.3
Cresskill, NJ 9,078 31 341.5 330.5 11.0
Oradell, NJ 8,354 18 215.5 167.6 47.9
Demarest, NJ 4,913 26 529.2 529.2 0.0

Bergenfield SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8
Diversity
10
Safety
9
Amenities
9.5
Education
8.5
Commute
3
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