Ridgefield Park, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Ridgefield Park, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 151 total crimes committed in Ridgefield Park in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,126.8 total crimes per 100K people in Ridgefield Park.
  • The overall crime rate in Ridgefield Park is -46.83% below the national average.
  • Ridgefield Park ranks #260 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • Ridgefield Park ranks #4,877 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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Ridgefield Park Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ridgefield Park is 1,126.8 per 100,000 people. That's -46.83% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -31.50% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ridgefield Park
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 151 1,126.8 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 2 14.9 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 9 67.2 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 11 82.1 217.7 359.0
Burglary 13 97.0 145.3 229.0
Larceny 119 888.0 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 8 59.7 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 140 1,044.7 1,427.3 1,760.0

Ridgefield Park 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 Ridgefield Park

11
Violent Crimes
82.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-77.14%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 violent crimes in Ridgefield Park in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ridgefield Park is 82.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,218.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ridgefield Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -77.14% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -62.30% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ridgefield Park

140
Property Crimes
1,044.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-40.64%
Below The National Average
  • There were 140 property crimes in Ridgefield Park in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ridgefield Park is 1,044.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 95.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ridgefield Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -40.64% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -26.81% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ridgefield Park

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Hackensack, NJ 46,667 1,060 2,271.4 2,025.0 246.4
Fort Lee, NJ 40,445 498 1,231.3 1,100.3 131.0
Palisades Park, NJ 20,477 146 713.0 688.6 24.4
Port Washington, NY 19,888 186 935.2 809.5 125.7
Fairview, NJ 15,232 168 1,102.9 991.3 111.6
Ridgefield, NJ 11,650 89 763.9 712.4 51.5
Little Ferry, NJ 10,736 59 549.6 484.4 65.2
Bogota, NJ 10,126 51 503.7 454.3 49.4
Leonia, NJ 9,507 49 515.4 483.9 31.6

Ridgefield Park SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
5
Diversity
9.5
Safety
8.5
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
4
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