Closter, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Closter, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 61 total crimes committed in Closter the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 719.8 total crimes per 100K people in Closter.
  • The overall crime rate in Closter is -69.03% below the national average.
  • Closter ranks #170 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Closter ranks #2,713 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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Closter Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Closter is 719.8 per 100,000 people. That's -69.03% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -46.82% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Closter
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 61 719.8 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 6 70.8 146.2 269.8
Larceny 45 531.0 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 10 118.0 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 61 719.8 1,158.2 1,954.4

Closter 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 Closter

0
Violent Crimes
0.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-100.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 0 violent crimes in Closter in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Closter is 0.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in inf chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Closter 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 Closter

61
Property Crimes
719.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-63.17%
Below The National Average
  • There were 61 property crimes in Closter in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Closter is 719.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 138.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Closter each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -63.17% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -37.85% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Closter

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Port Washington, NY 20,071 144 717.5 687.6 29.9
Dumont, NJ 18,533 69 372.3 334.5 37.8
Cresskill, NJ 9,069 33 363.9 352.9 11.0
Emerson, NJ 7,900 22 278.5 278.5 0.0
Norwood, NJ 5,565 26 467.2 467.2 0.0
Demarest, NJ 4,812 32 665.0 644.2 20.8
Northvale, NJ 4,759 10 210.1 168.1 42.0
Harrington Park, NJ 4,730 8 169.1 169.1 0.0
Haworth, NJ 3,391 3 88.5 88.5 0.0
Alpine, NJ 1,743 34 1,950.7 1,950.7 0.0

Closter SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
10
Affordability
7
Diversity
9.5
Safety
9
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
3
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