Cresskill, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Cresskill, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 31 total crimes committed in Cresskill in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 341.5 total crimes per 100K people in Cresskill.
  • The overall crime rate in Cresskill is -83.89% below the national average.
  • Cresskill ranks #57 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • Cresskill ranks #1,424 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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Cresskill Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Cresskill is 341.5 per 100,000 people. That's -83.89% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -79.24% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Cresskill
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 31 341.5 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 1 11.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 0 0.0 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 1 11.0 217.7 359.0
Burglary 8 88.1 145.3 229.0
Larceny 15 165.2 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 7 77.1 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 30 330.5 1,427.3 1,760.0

Cresskill 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 Cresskill

1
Violent Crimes
11.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-96.93%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 violent crimes in Cresskill in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Cresskill is 11.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 9,078.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Cresskill each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -96.93% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -94.94% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Cresskill

30
Property Crimes
330.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-81.22%
Below The National Average
  • There were 30 property crimes in Cresskill in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Cresskill is 330.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 302.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Cresskill each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -81.22% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -76.85% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Cresskill

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Englewood, NJ 30,405 398 1,309.0 1,078.8 230.2
Bergenfield, NJ 28,879 81 280.5 232.0 48.5
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
Closter, NJ 8,724 105 1,203.6 1,192.1 11.5
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 5,434 85 1,564.2 1,509.0 55.2
Demarest, NJ 4,913 26 529.2 529.2 0.0
Haworth, NJ 3,391 11 324.4 294.9 29.5

Cresskill SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
10
Affordability
5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
3
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