Woodland Park, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Woodland Park, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 142 total crimes committed in Woodland Park in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,065.2 total crimes per 100K people in Woodland Park.
  • The overall crime rate in Woodland Park is -49.74% below the national average.
  • Woodland Park ranks #249 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • Woodland Park ranks #4,641 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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Woodland Park Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Woodland Park is 1,065.2 per 100,000 people. That's -49.74% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -35.25% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Woodland Park
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 142 1,065.2 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 7 52.5 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 10 75.0 217.7 359.0
Burglary 19 142.5 145.3 229.0
Larceny 101 757.6 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 12 90.0 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 132 990.2 1,427.3 1,760.0

Woodland 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 Woodland Park

10
Violent Crimes
75.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-79.10%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Woodland Park in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Woodland Park is 75.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,333.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Woodland Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -79.10% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -65.54% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Woodland Park

132
Property Crimes
990.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-43.74%
Below The National Average
  • There were 132 property crimes in Woodland Park in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Woodland Park is 990.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 101.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Woodland Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -43.74% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -30.63% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Woodland Park

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Paterson, NJ 158,903 5,291 3,329.7 2,351.1 978.6
Clifton, NJ 89,870 2,185 2,431.3 2,265.5 165.8
Elmwood Park, NJ 21,682 535 2,467.5 2,246.1 221.4
Totowa, NJ 10,941 224 2,047.3 1,919.4 128.0
Haledon, NJ 8,848 168 1,898.7 1,876.1 22.6
North Caldwell, NJ 6,685 44 658.2 643.2 15.0
Prospect Park, NJ 6,310 88 1,394.6 1,299.5 95.1

Woodland Park SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
8.5
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
7
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