Emerson, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Emerson, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 7 total crimes committed in Emerson in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 94.6 total crimes per 100K people in Emerson.
  • The overall crime rate in Emerson is -95.54% below the national average.
  • Emerson ranks #4 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • Emerson ranks #511 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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Emerson Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Emerson is 94.6 per 100,000 people. That's -95.54% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -94.25% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Emerson
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 7 94.6 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 0 0.0 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 0 0.0 217.7 359.0
Burglary 0 0.0 145.3 229.0
Larceny 7 94.6 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 0 0.0 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 7 94.6 1,427.3 1,760.0

Emerson 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 Emerson

0
Violent Crimes
0.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-100.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 0 violent crimes in Emerson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Emerson is 0.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in inf chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Emerson each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -100.00% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -100.00% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Emerson

7
Property Crimes
94.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-94.63%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 property crimes in Emerson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Emerson is 94.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,057.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Emerson each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -94.63% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -93.37% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Emerson

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Paramus, NJ 26,745 1,318 4,928.0 4,898.1 29.9
Dumont, NJ 18,765 57 303.8 287.8 16.0
New Milford, NJ 17,261 86 498.2 486.6 11.6
River Edge, NJ 12,236 96 784.6 768.2 16.3
Westwood, NJ 11,441 35 305.9 253.5 52.4
Hillsdale, NJ 10,264 27 263.1 263.1 0.0
Closter, NJ 8,724 105 1,203.6 1,192.1 11.5
Oradell, NJ 8,354 18 215.5 167.6 47.9
Harrington Park, NJ 5,193 11 211.8 211.8 0.0
Haworth, NJ 3,391 11 324.4 294.9 29.5

Emerson SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
7
Diversity
8
Safety
9.5
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
5
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