Bernardsville, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Bernardsville, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 51 total crimes committed in Bernardsville in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 636.1 total crimes per 100K people in Bernardsville.
  • The overall crime rate in Bernardsville is -69.99% below the national average.
  • Bernardsville ranks #139 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • Bernardsville ranks #2,844 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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Bernardsville Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bernardsville is 636.1 per 100,000 people. That's -69.99% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -61.33% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bernardsville
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 51 636.1 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 1 12.5 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 2 24.9 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 3 37.4 217.7 359.0
Burglary 7 87.3 145.3 229.0
Larceny 39 486.4 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 2 24.9 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 48 598.7 1,427.3 1,760.0

Bernardsville 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 Bernardsville

3
Violent Crimes
37.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-89.58%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in Bernardsville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bernardsville is 37.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,672.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bernardsville each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -89.58% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -82.81% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bernardsville

48
Property Crimes
598.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-65.99%
Below The National Average
  • There were 48 property crimes in Bernardsville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bernardsville is 598.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 167.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bernardsville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -65.99% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -58.06% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bernardsville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Morristown, TN 32,660 1,057 3,236.4 2,470.9 765.5
Westfield, NJ 31,111 178 572.1 556.1 16.1
Madison, NJ 16,643 70 420.6 408.6 12.0
Florham Park, NJ 14,942 90 602.3 575.6 26.8
Boonton, NJ 9,023 82 908.8 886.6 22.2
Wharton, NJ 7,539 63 835.7 782.6 53.1
Mendham, NJ 4,975 15 301.5 301.5 0.0

Bernardsville SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
7
Safety
9
Amenities
7
Education
9
Commute
6
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