Old Tappan, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Old Tappan, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 15 total crimes committed in Old Tappan in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 238.8 total crimes per 100K people in Old Tappan.
  • The overall crime rate in Old Tappan is -88.73% below the national average.
  • Old Tappan ranks #31 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • Old Tappan ranks #989 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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Old Tappan Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Old Tappan is 238.8 per 100,000 people. That's -88.73% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -85.49% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Old Tappan
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 15 238.8 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 1 15.9 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 3 47.8 217.7 359.0
Burglary 2 31.8 145.3 229.0
Larceny 9 143.3 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 1 15.9 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 12 191.0 1,427.3 1,760.0

Old Tappan 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 Old Tappan

3
Violent Crimes
47.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-86.70%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in Old Tappan in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Old Tappan is 47.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,094.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Old Tappan each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -86.70% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -78.06% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Old Tappan

12
Property Crimes
191.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-89.15%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 property crimes in Old Tappan in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Old Tappan is 191.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 523.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Old Tappan each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -89.15% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -86.62% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Old Tappan

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
Norwood, NJ 5,890 21 356.5 322.6 34.0
Harrington Park, NJ 5,193 11 211.8 211.8 0.0
Northvale, NJ 4,945 31 626.9 586.5 40.4

Old Tappan SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
10
Affordability
7
Diversity
9
Safety
9.5
Amenities
8
Education
9
Commute
3
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