Glen Ridge, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

Demographics | Crime | Cost Of Living
Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Glen Ridge, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 100 total crimes committed in Glen Ridge in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,220.3 total crimes per 100K people in Glen Ridge.
  • The overall crime rate in Glen Ridge is -42.42% below the national average.
  • Glen Ridge ranks #276 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • Glen Ridge ranks #5,206 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

Glen Ridge Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Glen Ridge is 1,220.3 per 100,000 people. That's -42.42% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -25.82% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Glen Ridge
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 100 1,220.3 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 2 24.4 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 2 24.4 217.7 359.0
Burglary 19 231.8 145.3 229.0
Larceny 76 927.4 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 3 36.6 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 98 1,195.9 1,427.3 1,760.0

Glen Ridge 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 Glen Ridge

2
Violent Crimes
24.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-93.20%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Glen Ridge in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Glen Ridge is 24.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 4,097.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Glen Ridge each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -93.20% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -88.79% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Glen Ridge

98
Property Crimes
1,195.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-32.05%
Below The National Average
  • There were 98 property crimes in Glen Ridge in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Glen Ridge is 1,195.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 83.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Glen Ridge each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -32.05% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -16.22% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Glen Ridge

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Clifton, NJ 89,870 2,185 2,431.3 2,265.5 165.8
East Orange, NJ 71,138 1,735 2,438.9 1,952.5 486.4
Westfield, NJ 31,111 178 572.1 556.1 16.1
North Arlington, NJ 16,320 222 1,360.3 1,299.0 61.3
Florham Park, NJ 14,942 90 602.3 575.6 26.8
Oakland, NJ 12,944 48 370.8 339.9 30.9
Glen Rock, NJ 12,331 78 632.6 616.3 16.2
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 12,272 61 497.1 472.6 24.4
Lincoln Park, NJ 11,211 70 624.4 606.5 17.8
Hillsdale, NJ 10,264 27 263.1 263.1 0.0

Glen Ridge SnackAbility

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