Glen Ridge, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Glen Ridge:

  • There were 110 total crimes committed in Glen Ridge the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,443.6 total crimes per 100K people in Glen Ridge.
  • The overall crime rate in Glen Ridge is -37.89% below the national average.
  • Glen Ridge ranks #329 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Glen Ridge ranks #5,152 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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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 1,443.6 per 100,000 people. That's -37.89% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 6.65% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Glen Ridge
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 110 1,443.6 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 1 13.1 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 26.2 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 4 52.5 195.4 369.8
Burglary 9 118.1 146.2 269.8
Larceny 82 1,076.1 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 15 196.9 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 106 1,391.1 1,158.2 1,954.4

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 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Glen Ridge

4
Violent Crimes
52.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-85.80%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Glen Ridge in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Glen Ridge is 52.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,905.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Glen Ridge each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -85.80% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -73.13% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Glen Ridge

106
Property Crimes
1,391.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-28.82%
Below The National Average
  • There were 106 property crimes in Glen Ridge in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Glen Ridge is 1,391.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 71.9 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 -28.82% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 20.11% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 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 88,768 1,807 2,035.6 1,930.9 104.8
East Orange, NJ 64,320 1,104 1,716.4 1,259.3 457.1
Westfield, NJ 30,628 238 777.1 760.7 16.3
North Arlington, NJ 15,695 113 720.0 675.4 44.6
Florham Park, NJ 13,685 57 416.5 387.3 29.2
Oakland, NJ 12,616 60 475.6 443.9 31.7
Glen Rock, NJ 12,017 61 507.6 474.3 33.3
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 12,005 79 658.1 633.1 25.0
Lincoln Park, NJ 10,904 78 715.3 678.7 36.7
Hillsdale, NJ 10,011 34 339.6 329.6 10.0

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
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