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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A
Property Crime Grade	C-
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$6.54 million

Cost of Crime™ for Ridgewood, NJ

In 2025, crime will cost $701 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Ridgewood 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 Ridgewood, 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 Ridgewood's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Ridgewood sits in the 64th percentile, ahead of 64% of cities and behind 36%. The grade covers only Ridgewood's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Ridgewood is 19.65 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 26 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 79 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Ridgewood, NJ report the most crime, about 110 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 24 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Ridgewood, NJ

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Ridgewood for 2025 is $6,542,569, about $236 per resident and $701 per household. That equals 0.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.4%

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

Ridgewood, NJ:	$236
Englewood Cliffs, NJ:	$567
Pine Lake Park, NJ:	$68
New Jersey:	$240
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Ridgewood is $236 per year, which is $228 less than the national average and $4 less than New Jersey's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Ridgewood:

In Englewood Cliffs, NJ, crime costs $567 per person, which is $331 more than in Ridgewood.
In Pine Lake Park, NJ, crime costs $68 per person, which is $168 less than in Ridgewood

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Ridgewood	Cost per Ridgewood Resident
Murder	$1.61 million	$58
Rape/Sexual Assault	$452,237	$16
Robbery	$387,059	$14
Assault	$621,178	$22
Kidnapping	$58,029	$2
Vehicle Theft	$757,564	$27
Burglary	$268,669	$10
Theft	$1.77 million	$64
Arson	$30,011	$1
Vandalism	$299,295	$11
Animal Cruelty	$3,191	$0
Drug Crimes	$170,187	$6
Identity Theft	$106,595	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$6,542,569	$236

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Ridgewood, 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 Ridgewood totals $13,232,369 ($477 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $19,774,938 ($713 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 Ridgewood has 6, do the same, and of Ridgewood's 27,728 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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Ridgewood 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 Ridgewood residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.7801
Robbery	0.4438
Rape	0.2690
Murder	0.0310
Total Violent Crime	1.524 (A)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	12.36
Vehicle Theft	1.764
Burglary	1.068
Arson	0.0448
Total Property Crime	15.23 (C-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0345
Drug Crimes	0.8298
Vandalism	1.511
Identity Theft	0.4967
Animal Cruelty	0.0156
Total "Other" Rate	2.887 (A)

Individual Ridgewood Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ	B+	A	C+
Glen Rock, NJ	B+	B+	C+
Midland Park, NJ	C+	A	D+
Waldwick, NJ	A	A+	B
Hawthorne, NJ	B	B-	C
Paramus, NJ	C	B+	D
Wyckoff, NJ	A	A+	B
Fair Lawn, NJ	B+	B+	C
Saddle River, NJ	B+	A	C+
Allendale, NJ	A-	A	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Ridgewood 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
Dana Point, CA	F	F	F
Villalba, PR	D-	D-	D-
Verona, WI	B	A-	A-
University Park, TX	D+	C+	C+
Union, KY	A-	A	A
Dix Hills, NY	A	B+	B+
District Heights, MD	D-	D-	D-
DePew, NY	B+	A	A
Denver, NC	C+	B	B
Del Valle, TX	B-	C+	C+

Considering only the crime rate, Ridgewood 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 Ridgewood, NJ average SchoolGrade of B+, with 48% actual proficiency versus 51% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Ridgewood schools on SchoolGrade

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