Bergenfield, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bergenfield, NJ Summary

Crime in Bergenfield research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bergenfield over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Bergenfield:

  • There were 101 total crimes committed in Bergenfield the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 359.7 total crimes per 100K people in Bergenfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Bergenfield is -84.53% below the national average.
  • Bergenfield ranks #64 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Bergenfield ranks #1,286 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Bergenfield Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bergenfield is 359.7 per 100,000 people. That's -84.53% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -73.43% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bergenfield
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 101 359.7 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 2 7.1 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 9 32.0 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 12 42.7 195.4 369.8
Burglary 9 32.0 146.2 269.8
Larceny 62 220.8 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 18 64.1 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 89 316.9 1,158.2 1,954.4

Bergenfield Crime Compared To New Jersey Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in New Jersey.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Bergenfield

12
Violent Crimes
42.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-88.44%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 violent crimes in Bergenfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bergenfield is 42.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,340.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bergenfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -88.44% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -78.13% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bergenfield

89
Property Crimes
316.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-83.78%
Below The National Average
  • There were 89 property crimes in Bergenfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bergenfield is 316.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 315.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bergenfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -83.78% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -72.64% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bergenfield

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Hackensack, NJ 45,413 1,191 2,622.6 2,415.6 207.0
Englewood, NJ 28,975 443 1,528.9 1,166.5 362.4
Port Washington, NY 20,071 144 717.5 687.6 29.9
Dumont, NJ 18,533 69 372.3 334.5 37.8
New Milford, NJ 16,897 60 355.1 349.2 5.9
Tenafly, NJ 15,109 100 661.9 635.4 26.5
River Edge, NJ 11,950 101 845.2 836.8 8.4
Cresskill, NJ 9,069 33 363.9 352.9 11.0
Oradell, NJ 8,139 44 540.6 528.3 12.3
Demarest, NJ 4,812 32 665.0 644.2 20.8

Bergenfield SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8
Diversity
10
Safety
9
Amenities
9.5
Education
8.5
Commute
3
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