Cliffside Park, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Cliffside Park, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 114 total crimes committed in Cliffside Park the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 446.5 total crimes per 100K people in Cliffside Park.
  • The overall crime rate in Cliffside Park is -80.79% below the national average.
  • Cliffside Park ranks #92 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Cliffside Park ranks #1,601 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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Cliffside Park Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Cliffside Park is 446.5 per 100,000 people. That's -80.79% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -67.01% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Cliffside Park
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 114 446.5 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 3 11.8 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 3.9 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 7 27.4 195.4 369.8
Burglary 3 11.8 146.2 269.8
Larceny 101 395.6 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 11.8 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 107 419.1 1,158.2 1,954.4

Cliffside Park 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 Cliffside Park

7
Violent Crimes
27.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-92.59%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 violent crimes in Cliffside Park in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Cliffside Park is 27.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 3,647.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Cliffside Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -92.59% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -85.97% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Cliffside Park

107
Property Crimes
419.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-78.56%
Below The National Average
  • There were 107 property crimes in Cliffside Park in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Cliffside Park is 419.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 238.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Cliffside Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -78.56% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -63.81% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Cliffside Park

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
West New York, NJ 52,021 732 1,407.1 1,159.1 248.0
Fort Lee, NJ 39,636 599 1,511.3 1,357.4 153.9
Port Washington, NY 20,071 144 717.5 687.6 29.9
Palisades Park, NJ 19,991 160 800.4 730.3 70.0
Fairview, NJ 14,850 161 1,084.2 1,003.4 80.8
Edgewater, NJ 14,793 190 1,284.4 1,230.3 54.1
Ridgefield Park, NJ 13,067 192 1,469.4 1,362.2 107.1
Ridgefield, NJ 11,368 86 756.5 730.1 26.4
Guttenberg, NJ 11,100 93 837.8 693.7 144.1
Little Ferry, NJ 10,736 59 549.6 484.4 65.2

Cliffside Park SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
4
Diversity
10
Safety
9
Amenities
9.5
Education
8
Commute
3
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