Bogota, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Bogota, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 51 total crimes committed in Bogota in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 503.7 total crimes per 100K people in Bogota.
  • The overall crime rate in Bogota is -76.23% below the national average.
  • Bogota ranks #101 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • Bogota ranks #2,237 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.

Additional research about crime in New Jersey

Bogota Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bogota is 503.7 per 100,000 people. That's -76.23% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -69.38% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bogota
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 51 503.7 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 1 9.9 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 4 39.5 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 5 49.4 217.7 359.0
Burglary 8 79.0 145.3 229.0
Larceny 34 335.8 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 4 39.5 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 46 454.3 1,427.3 1,760.0

Bogota 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 Bogota

5
Violent Crimes
49.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-86.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Bogota in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bogota is 49.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,025.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bogota each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -86.25% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -77.32% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bogota

46
Property Crimes
454.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-74.19%
Below The National Average
  • There were 46 property crimes in Bogota in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bogota is 454.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 220.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bogota each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -74.19% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -68.17% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bogota

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
Lodi, NJ 26,296 397 1,509.7 1,350.0 159.7
Palisades Park, NJ 20,477 146 713.0 688.6 24.4
Port Washington, NY 19,888 186 935.2 809.5 125.7
Ridgefield Park, NJ 13,401 151 1,126.8 1,044.7 82.1
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 12,272 61 497.1 472.6 24.4
Little Ferry, NJ 10,736 59 549.6 484.4 65.2
Maywood, NJ 10,230 158 1,544.5 1,397.8 146.6
Leonia, NJ 9,507 49 515.4 483.9 31.6

Bogota SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
7
Diversity
9.5
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
4
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