Westwood, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Westwood, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 35 total crimes committed in Westwood in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 305.9 total crimes per 100K people in Westwood.
  • The overall crime rate in Westwood is -85.56% below the national average.
  • Westwood ranks #46 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • Westwood ranks #1,271 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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Westwood Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Westwood is 305.9 per 100,000 people. That's -85.56% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -81.40% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Westwood
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 35 305.9 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 1 8.7 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 5 43.7 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 6 52.4 217.7 359.0
Burglary 6 52.4 145.3 229.0
Larceny 20 174.8 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 3 26.2 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 29 253.5 1,427.3 1,760.0

Westwood 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 Westwood

6
Violent Crimes
52.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-85.39%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Westwood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Westwood is 52.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,906.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Westwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -85.39% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -75.91% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Westwood

29
Property Crimes
253.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-85.60%
Below The National Average
  • There were 29 property crimes in Westwood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Westwood is 253.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 394.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Westwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -85.60% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -82.24% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Westwood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Paramus, NJ 26,745 1,318 4,928.0 4,898.1 29.9
Hillsdale, NJ 10,264 27 263.1 263.1 0.0
Park Ridge, NJ 9,855 26 263.8 223.2 40.6
Oradell, NJ 8,354 18 215.5 167.6 47.9
Emerson, NJ 7,402 7 94.6 94.6 0.0
Old Tappan, NJ 6,282 15 238.8 191.0 47.8
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 6,256 46 735.3 735.3 0.0
Harrington Park, NJ 5,193 11 211.8 211.8 0.0
Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 4,058 28 690.0 690.0 0.0
Haworth, NJ 3,391 11 324.4 294.9 29.5

Westwood SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9.5/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
7
Diversity
9
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
4
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