The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Cedar Grove, NJ
Cedar Grove is a township of 13,400 in Essex County, about 14 miles northwest of Midtown Manhattan · Updated November 2026
Is Cedar Grove, NJ safe?
Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Cedar Grove has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 87% of Americans live. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A+ against A. Every neighborhood in Cedar Grove grades A+.
A+
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 953 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
87% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Cedar Grove as a whole, and 13% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Cedar Grove scores 953.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Cedar Grove, NJ at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Cedar Grove, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Cedar Grove
Thefts are uncommon. Cedar Grove has thefts at less than half the US rate: 4.6 a year per 1,000 residents, against 13.1 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Cedar Grove
Every part of Cedar Grove where people live grades A or B on the national scale.
100%
A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Cedar Grove, the east side has the least crime and the south side the most.
Is crime going up in Cedar Grove?
Reported property crime in Cedar Grove has risen 41% since 2019. Too few violent crimes are reported here each year for a reliable violent crime trend. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 4.5 to 6.3 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). Property crime changed little from 2023 to 2024.
Property crime, change since 2019
Cedar GroveUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Cedar Grove. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Cedar Grove
Property, US
2016
+78%
+15%
2017
+68%
+12%
2018
+53%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
+35%
-8%
2021
+21%
-10%
2022
+30%
-6%
2023
+55%
-7%
2024
+42%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Cedar Grove
CrimeGrade™ estimates Cedar Grove has about 7.8 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 79% less than the US as a whole and 72% less than New Jersey.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft is the most common crime in Cedar Grove, about 59% of everything reported, and it also accounts for the largest share of what crime costs here.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when crime happens in Cedar Grove
Cedar Grove has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 85% of them, against 34% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Theft from cars
Homes (85%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Cedar Grove compares with nearby cities
Cedar Grove has the least crime of its 10 nearest cities.
Empty homes, night lighting and walkability in Cedar Grove
Two things set Cedar Grove apart: it has 2.4% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 7.3 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally. Places like that tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson; here burglary sits near the national middle.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.2.4% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 93% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 92% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 87% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (14 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 62% of US city residents
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Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.7.3 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 79% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Cedar Grove: D+ (25 of 100).5 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 72% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.1.2 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 69% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Cedar Grove
Crime costs Cedar Grove about $198 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 84% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $2.2 million a year, or $166 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$100,000
$7
Rape
$57,000
$4
Robbery
$24,000
$2
Assault
$130,000
$10
Burglary
$150,000
$11
Theft
$320,000
$24
Vehicle theft
$96,000
$7
Arson
$4,900
under $1
Vandalism
$52,000
$4
Total
$940,000
$70
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Cedar Grove means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Cedar Grove is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Cedar Grove, NJ average a SchoolGrade of A: 56% of students test proficient, against 37% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in Cedar Grove on SchoolGrade
