Park Ridge, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Park Ridge, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 26 total crimes committed in Park Ridge in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 263.8 total crimes per 100K people in Park Ridge.
  • The overall crime rate in Park Ridge is -87.55% below the national average.
  • Park Ridge ranks #37 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • Park Ridge ranks #1,099 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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Park Ridge Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Park Ridge is 263.8 per 100,000 people. That's -87.55% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -83.96% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Park Ridge
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 26 263.8 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 3 30.4 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 4 40.6 217.7 359.0
Burglary 4 40.6 145.3 229.0
Larceny 18 182.6 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 0 0.0 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 22 223.2 1,427.3 1,760.0

Park 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 Park Ridge

4
Violent Crimes
40.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-88.69%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Park Ridge in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Park Ridge is 40.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,463.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Park Ridge each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -88.69% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -81.36% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Park Ridge

22
Property Crimes
223.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-87.32%
Below The National Average
  • There were 22 property crimes in Park Ridge in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Park Ridge is 223.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 448.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Park Ridge each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -87.32% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -84.36% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Park Ridge

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Westwood, NJ 11,441 35 305.9 253.5 52.4
Hillsdale, NJ 10,264 27 263.1 263.1 0.0
Montvale, NJ 9,915 98 988.4 938.0 50.4
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
Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 4,058 28 690.0 690.0 0.0
Saddle River, NJ 3,442 34 987.8 871.6 116.2

Park Ridge SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
10
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
4
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