Waldwick, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Waldwick, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 38 total crimes committed in Waldwick in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 367.8 total crimes per 100K people in Waldwick.
  • The overall crime rate in Waldwick is -82.65% below the national average.
  • Waldwick ranks #66 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • Waldwick ranks #1,560 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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Waldwick Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Waldwick is 367.8 per 100,000 people. That's -82.65% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -77.64% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Waldwick
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 38 367.8 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 2 19.4 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 2 19.4 217.7 359.0
Burglary 1 9.7 145.3 229.0
Larceny 34 329.1 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 1 9.7 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 36 348.4 1,427.3 1,760.0

Waldwick 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 Waldwick

2
Violent Crimes
19.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-94.61%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Waldwick in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Waldwick is 19.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 5,166.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Waldwick each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -94.61% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -91.11% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Waldwick

36
Property Crimes
348.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-80.20%
Below The National Average
  • There were 36 property crimes in Waldwick in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Waldwick is 348.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 287.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Waldwick each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -80.20% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -75.59% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Waldwick

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Ridgewood, NJ 26,864 169 629.1 584.4 44.7
Ramsey, NJ 15,009 155 1,032.7 1,012.7 20.0
Glen Rock, NJ 12,331 78 632.6 616.3 16.2
Franklin Lakes, NJ 11,251 45 400.0 373.3 26.7
Upper Saddle River, NJ 8,263 31 375.2 363.1 12.1
Midland Park, NJ 7,110 50 703.2 661.0 42.2
Allendale, NJ 6,926 8 115.5 115.5 0.0
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

Waldwick SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
6
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