Montvale, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Montvale, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 98 total crimes committed in Montvale in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 988.4 total crimes per 100K people in Montvale.
  • The overall crime rate in Montvale is -53.36% below the national average.
  • Montvale ranks #231 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • Montvale ranks #4,362 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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Montvale Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Montvale is 988.4 per 100,000 people. That's -53.36% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -39.92% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Montvale
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 98 988.4 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 5 50.4 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 5 50.4 217.7 359.0
Burglary 5 50.4 145.3 229.0
Larceny 85 857.3 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 3 30.3 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 93 938.0 1,427.3 1,760.0

Montvale 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 Montvale

5
Violent Crimes
50.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-85.95%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Montvale in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Montvale is 50.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,983.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Montvale each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -85.95% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -76.84% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Montvale

93
Property Crimes
938.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-46.71%
Below The National Average
  • There were 93 property crimes in Montvale in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Montvale is 938.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 106.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Montvale each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -46.71% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -34.29% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Montvale

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Hillsdale, NJ 10,264 27 263.1 263.1 0.0
Park Ridge, NJ 9,855 26 263.8 223.2 40.6
Upper Saddle River, NJ 8,263 31 375.2 363.1 12.1
Old Tappan, NJ 6,282 15 238.8 191.0 47.8
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 6,256 46 735.3 735.3 0.0
Saddle River, NJ 3,442 34 987.8 871.6 116.2

Montvale SnackAbility

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