Wanaque, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Wanaque:

  • There were 32 total crimes committed in Wanaque the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 288.6 total crimes per 100K people in Wanaque.
  • The overall crime rate in Wanaque is -87.58% below the national average.
  • Wanaque ranks #45 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Wanaque ranks #1,035 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people 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 288.6 per 100,000 people. That's -87.58% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -78.68% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wanaque
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 32 288.6 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 36.1 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 4 36.1 195.4 369.8
Burglary 1 9.0 146.2 269.8
Larceny 26 234.5 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 9.0 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 28 252.5 1,158.2 1,954.4

Wanaque Crime Compared To New Jersey Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in New Jersey.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Wanaque

4
Violent Crimes
36.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-90.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Wanaque in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wanaque is 36.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,772.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wanaque each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -90.25% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -81.54% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wanaque

28
Property Crimes
252.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-87.08%
Below The National Average
  • There were 28 property crimes in Wanaque in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wanaque is 252.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 396.0 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 -87.08% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -78.20% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 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 14,621 110 752.3 718.1 34.2
Oakland, NJ 12,616 60 475.6 443.9 31.7
Ringwood, NJ 11,456 21 183.3 183.3 0.0
Lincoln Park, NJ 10,904 78 715.3 678.7 36.7
Franklin Lakes, NJ 10,899 117 1,073.5 1,055.1 18.4
Pompton Lakes, NJ 10,875 75 689.7 606.9 82.8
Kinnelon, NJ 9,983 31 310.5 310.5 0.0
North Haledon, NJ 8,788 39 443.8 409.6 34.1
Butler, NJ 8,203 41 499.8 487.6 12.2
Bloomingdale, NJ 7,616 28 367.6 302.0 65.7

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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