Bernardsville, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bernardsville, NJ Summary

Crime in Bernardsville research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bernardsville 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 Bernardsville:

  • There were 27 total crimes committed in Bernardsville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 346.8 total crimes per 100K people in Bernardsville.
  • The overall crime rate in Bernardsville is -85.08% below the national average.
  • Bernardsville ranks #61 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Bernardsville ranks #1,243 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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Bernardsville Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bernardsville is 346.8 per 100,000 people. That's -85.08% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -74.38% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bernardsville
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 27 346.8 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 0 0.0 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 0 0.0 195.4 369.8
Burglary 1 12.8 146.2 269.8
Larceny 20 256.9 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 77.1 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 27 346.8 1,158.2 1,954.4

Bernardsville 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 Bernardsville

0
Violent Crimes
0.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-100.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 0 violent crimes in Bernardsville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bernardsville is 0.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in inf chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bernardsville each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -100.00% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -100.00% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bernardsville

27
Property Crimes
346.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-82.26%
Below The National Average
  • There were 27 property crimes in Bernardsville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bernardsville is 346.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 288.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bernardsville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -82.26% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -70.06% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bernardsville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Morristown, TN 30,988 1,364 4,401.7 3,682.1 719.6
Westfield, NJ 30,628 238 777.1 760.7 16.3
Madison, NJ 18,563 85 457.9 447.1 10.8
Florham Park, NJ 13,685 57 416.5 387.3 29.2
Boonton, NJ 8,805 87 988.1 919.9 68.1
Wharton, NJ 7,225 79 1,093.4 968.9 124.6
Mendham, NJ 4,975 15 301.5 301.5 0.0
Chester, NJ 1,676 20 1,193.3 1,193.3 0.0

Bernardsville SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
7
Safety
9
Amenities
7
Education
9
Commute
6
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