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

Crime per Capita in Southeast Ridgewood

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Southeast Ridgewood. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Southeast Ridgewood, Ridgewood, NJ Map of Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

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Other Crime Grade
A+

$1.12 million

Cost of Crime™ for Southeast Ridgewood, Ridgewood, NJ

In 2025, crime will cost $699 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Southeast 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 Southeast Ridgewood, Ridgewood, NJ Safe?

The A+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Southeast Ridgewood's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Southeast Ridgewood sits in the 93rd percentile, ahead of 93% of neighborhoods and behind 7%. The grade covers only Southeast Ridgewood's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Southeast Ridgewood is 16.17 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 30 in the northwest areas to 1 in 85 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Southeast Ridgewood, Ridgewood, NJ report the most crime, about 16 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 4 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Southeast Ridgewood, Ridgewood, NJ

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Southeast Ridgewood for 2025 is $1,118,351, about $222 per resident and $699 per household. That equals 0.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.7%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.6%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.7%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Southeast Ridgewood Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Southeast Ridgewood, Ridgewood, NJ: $222
Springfield-Belmont, Newark, N: $415
Forest Hill, Newark, NJ: $273
New Jersey: $240
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Southeast Ridgewood is $222 per year, which is $242 less than the national average and $17 less than Ridgewood's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Southeast Ridgewood:
  • In Springfield-Belmont, Newark, N, crime costs $415 per person, which is $193 more than in Southeast Ridgewood.
  • In Forest Hill, Newark, NJ, crime costs $273 per person, which is $51 more than in Southeast Ridgewood

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Southeast Ridgewood for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Southeast Ridgewood
Cost per Southeast Ridgewood Resident
Murder
$338,179
$67
Rape/Sexual Assault
$83,150
$17
Robbery
$65,898
$13
Assault
$85,132
$17
Kidnapping
$10,045
$2
Vehicle Theft
$144,680
$29
Burglary
$45,896
$9
Theft
$240,137
$48
Arson
$5,792
$1
Vandalism
$51,044
$10
Animal Cruelty
$603
$0
Drug Crimes
$30,714
$6
Identity Theft
$17,081
$3
Total Cost of Crime
$1,118,351
$222

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Southeast Ridgewood, 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 Southeast Ridgewood totals $2,695,779 ($536 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $3,814,131 ($758 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 east part of the neighborhood 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 do the same, and of Southeast Ridgewood's 5,033 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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Southeast 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 Southeast Ridgewood residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
0.5890
Robbery
0.4162
Rape
0.2725
Murder
0.0358
Total Violent Crime
1.313 (A+)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
9.213
Vehicle Theft
1.856
Burglary
1.005
Arson
0.0477
Total Property Crime
12.12 (A)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.0329
Drug Crimes
0.8250
Vandalism
1.420
Identity Theft
0.4385
Animal Cruelty
0.0162
Total "Other" Rate
2.732 (A+)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
C+
A-
D+
A
A
A-
A+
A+
A+
A
A+
A-
A-
A+
B
A
A
B+
B+
A
C+
A+
A+
A
D+
D+
D
A-
A-
B

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Southeast Ridgewood is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
C+
D-
D-
A+
A+
A+
A
A-
A-
D+
C
C
C-
B
B
D
D
D
B-
C
C
C
D-
D-
B+
A-
A-
A
A+
A+

Considering only the crime rate, Southeast Ridgewood is safer than 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 Southeast Ridgewood, Ridgewood, NJ average SchoolGrade of A-, with 54% actual proficiency versus 55% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Southeast Ridgewood schools on SchoolGrade

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