Westwood, NJ Robbery Rates and Robbery Maps

Crime Grade's robbery map shows the safest places in Westwood in green. The most dangerous areas in Westwood are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Westwood, NJ Safe from Robbery?

The C+ grade means the rate of robbery is about the same as the average US city. Westwood is in the 52nd percentile for safety, meaning 48% of cities are safer and 52% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Westwood's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of robbery in Westwood is 0.4228 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Westwood generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of robbery in Westwood may be as high as 1 in 1,626 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 3,122 in the northeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more robbery occurs in the west parts of Westwood, NJ: about 2 per year. The southeast part of Westwood has fewer cases of robbery with only 0 in a typical year.

How Westwood's Robbery Rate Compares

The chart below compares the robbery rate in Westwood to the New Jersey state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the robbery rate, Westwood is as safe as the New Jersey state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Robbery in Westwood, NJ

Robbery is projected to cost the residents of Westwood about $262,803 in 2025, or roughly $13 per resident. This is part of Westwood's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Westwood, including every crime type and how Westwood compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Robbery Map

Remember that robbery rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Westwood's crime maps on the Westwood overall crime page.

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Individual Westwood Crime Maps & Stats

Robbery Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of robbery in Westwood is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Westwood.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Hillsdale, NJ	A	A+	B	C+
Emerson, NJ	B+	A	C+	B-
Harrington Park, NJ	A	A+	B	B-
Old Tappan, NJ	A	A+	B+	B-
Park Ridge, NJ	A	A	B+	B-
Woodcliff Lake, NJ	A	A+	B+	C+
Oradell, NJ	A-	A+	C+	B-
Haworth, NJ	A-	A+	B-	B-
Norwood, NJ	B+	A+	C	B-
Paramus, NJ	C	B+	D	D+

Robbery in City with Similar Populations

Westwood is lower versus other cities of the same size for robbery. The table below compares robbery in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Walterboro, SC	F	F	F	D+
Bethel, CT	B	A+	A+	B
Bostonia, CA	D+	D+	D+	D-
Brookhaven, MS	B	A-	A-	A+
Bull Run, VA	C-	C	C	B-
Camp Springs, MD	C-	C	C	F
Center Point, AL	D-	D-	D-	C
Central, LA	B-	B-	B-	B+
Chatham, NJ	A	A+	A+	B
Wade Hampton, SC	D-	C+	C+	B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Westwood, NJ average SchoolGrade of B, with 47% actual proficiency versus 54% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Westwood schools on SchoolGrade

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