Upper Montclair, NJ Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$1.80 million

Cost of Crime™ for Upper Montclair, NJ

In 2025, violent crime will cost $381 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Upper Montclair with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The A+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Upper Montclair against the average US city, where the rate is much lower than the norm. Upper Montclair sits in the 94th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 94% of cities and behind 6%. The grade covers only Upper Montclair's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Upper Montclair is 1.341 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 597 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 925 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Upper Montclair, NJ report the most violent crime, about 3 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Upper Montclair, NJ

The tangible cost of violent crime in Upper Montclair is projected at $1,798,274 for 2025, about $122 per resident and $381 per household. That equals 0.1% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 40.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 46.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.6%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Upper Montclair Compared to Other Cities?

Upper Montclair, NJ:	$122
Atlantic City, NJ:	$290
Pine Lake Park, NJ:	$31
New Jersey:	$127
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $122 per resident each year in Upper Montclair, which is $136 less than the national average and $4 less than New Jersey's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Upper Montclair:

In Atlantic City, NJ, crime costs $290 per person, which is $168 more than in Upper Montclair.
In Pine Lake Park, NJ, crime costs $31 per person, which is $91 less than in Upper Montclair

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Upper Montclair, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Upper Montclair	Cost per Upper Montclair Resident
Murder	$1.12 million	$76
Rape/Sexual Assault	$217,214	$15
Robbery	$163,743	$11
Assault	$297,448	$20
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$1,798,274	$122

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Upper Montclair, NJ

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Upper Montclair totals $8,617,379 ($585 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $10,415,653 ($707 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Upper Montclair, NJ, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the west part of the city has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Upper Montclair Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Upper Montclair residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.7033
Robbery	0.3535
Rape	0.2433
Murder	0.0405
Total Violent Crime	1.341 (A+)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in Upper Montclair is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Upper Montclair.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Brookdale, NJ	A-	A	C+
Cedar Grove, NJ	A	A+	B+
Montclair, NJ	B-	B+	C-
Verona, NJ	A-	A+	B
Little Falls, NJ	B	A	C-
Glen Ridge, NJ	A-	B	B-
Nutley, NJ	B+	A	C+
Clifton, NJ	B	B	C
North Caldwell, NJ	A+	A+	A-
Woodland Park, NJ	C+	B	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Upper Montclair is lower versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
Hamilton, MT	B	C+	C+
Shingle Springs, CA	C+	C	C
Hazel Green, AL	B+	B+	B+
Hazel Crest, IL	D+	D	D
Hawaiian Gardens, CA	D+	D	D
Harvard, IL	B	B	B
Hartsdale, NY	B-	C	C
Harrisonville, MO	C-	C+	C+
Harrison, TN	C+	C	C
Hamilton Square, NJ	A	A+	A+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Upper Montclair is safer than the New Jersey state average and safer than the national average.

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