Wanaque, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Wanaque, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 25 total crimes committed in Wanaque in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 223.0 total crimes per 100K people in Wanaque.
  • The overall crime rate in Wanaque is -89.48% below the national average.
  • Wanaque ranks #28 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • Wanaque ranks #921 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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Wanaque Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wanaque is 223.0 per 100,000 people. That's -89.48% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -86.45% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wanaque
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 25 223.0 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 1 8.9 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 3 26.8 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 4 35.7 217.7 359.0
Burglary 0 0.0 145.3 229.0
Larceny 21 187.3 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 0 0.0 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 21 187.3 1,427.3 1,760.0

Wanaque 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 Wanaque

4
Violent Crimes
35.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-90.06%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Wanaque in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wanaque is 35.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,803.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wanaque each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -90.06% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -83.61% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wanaque

21
Property Crimes
187.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-89.36%
Below The National Average
  • There were 21 property crimes in Wanaque in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wanaque is 187.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 534.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wanaque each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -89.36% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -86.88% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wanaque

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Ramsey, NJ 15,009 155 1,032.7 1,012.7 20.0
Oakland, NJ 12,944 48 370.8 339.9 30.9
Ringwood, NJ 11,623 25 215.1 180.7 34.4
Franklin Lakes, NJ 11,251 45 400.0 373.3 26.7
Lincoln Park, NJ 11,211 70 624.4 606.5 17.8
Pompton Lakes, NJ 10,851 44 405.5 396.3 9.2
Kinnelon, NJ 10,250 37 361.0 351.2 9.8
North Haledon, NJ 8,732 30 343.6 286.3 57.3
Butler, NJ 8,346 45 539.2 503.2 35.9
Bloomingdale, NJ 7,711 39 505.8 350.1 155.6

Wanaque SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
9
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
4
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