The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Bergenfield, NJ: Crime Maps and Statistics

B+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B+
Property Crime Grade	C
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$7.30 million

Cost of Crime™ for Bergenfield, NJ

In 2025, crime will cost $787 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Bergenfield with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Bergenfield, NJ Safe?

The B+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Bergenfield's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Bergenfield sits in the 70th percentile, ahead of 70% of cities and behind 30%. The grade covers only Bergenfield's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Bergenfield is 18.09 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 39 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 74 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Bergenfield, NJ report the most crime, about 98 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 30 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Bergenfield, NJ

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Bergenfield for 2025 is $7,300,126, about $253 per resident and $787 per household. That equals 0.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 35.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.5%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Bergenfield Compared to Other Cities?

Bergenfield, NJ:	$253
Englewood Cliffs, NJ:	$567
Pine Lake Park, NJ:	$68
New Jersey:	$240
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Bergenfield is $253 per year, which is $211 less than the national average and $13 more than New Jersey's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Bergenfield:

In Englewood Cliffs, NJ, crime costs $567 per person, which is $314 more than in Bergenfield.
In Pine Lake Park, NJ, crime costs $68 per person, which is $185 less than in Bergenfield

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Bergenfield for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Bergenfield	Cost per Bergenfield Resident
Murder	$1.98 million	$68
Rape/Sexual Assault	$442,899	$15
Robbery	$460,777	$16
Assault	$1.09 million	$38
Kidnapping	$41,096	$1
Vehicle Theft	$928,247	$32
Burglary	$262,433	$9
Theft	$1.55 million	$54
Arson	$26,310	$1
Vandalism	$243,313	$8
Animal Cruelty	$3,894	$0
Drug Crimes	$168,136	$6
Identity Theft	$110,835	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$7,300,126	$253

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Bergenfield, NJ

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Bergenfield totals $15,749,754 ($546 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $23,049,881 ($799 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The central part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Bergenfield has 1, do the same, and of Bergenfield's 28,862 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Bergenfield Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Bergenfield residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.311
Robbery	0.5075
Rape	0.2531
Murder	0.0365
Total Violent Crime	2.108 (B+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	10.36
Vehicle Theft	2.077
Burglary	1.002
Arson	0.0377
Total Property Crime	13.48 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0235
Drug Crimes	0.7876
Vandalism	1.180
Identity Theft	0.4961
Animal Cruelty	0.0182
Total "Other" Rate	2.505 (A)

Individual Bergenfield Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
New Milford, NJ	A-	A	B-
Dumont, NJ	A-	A	B
Tenafly, NJ	A-	A	B-
River Edge, NJ	B+	A-	C+
Cresskill, NJ	A-	A+	B-
Teaneck, NJ	B	B+	C-
Englewood, NJ	C	C+	D
Haworth, NJ	A-	A+	B-
Oradell, NJ	A-	A+	C+
DeMarest, NJ	A-	A+	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Bergenfield is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Kihei, HI	D	B-	B-
Ottumwa, IA	D+	D	D
Olney, MD	B+	A-	A-
Oakdale, MN	C+	B	B
Oak Forest, IL	B	B+	B+
North Wales, PA	B+	A+	A+
North Platte, NE	D	B-	B-
North Attleboro, MA	B+	A-	A-
Nazareth, PA	A+	A	A
Natchez, MS	C	B	B

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

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Bergenfield, NJ average SchoolGrade of D+, with 29% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Bergenfield schools on SchoolGrade

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