Montvale, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Montvale, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 48 total crimes committed in Montvale the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 569.0 total crimes per 100K people in Montvale.
  • The overall crime rate in Montvale is -75.52% below the national average.
  • Montvale ranks #130 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Montvale ranks #2,087 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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Montvale Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Montvale is 569.0 per 100,000 people. That's -75.52% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -57.96% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Montvale
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 48 569.0 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 1 11.9 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 11.9 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 2 23.7 195.4 369.8
Burglary 4 47.4 146.2 269.8
Larceny 38 450.5 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 47.4 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 46 545.3 1,158.2 1,954.4

Montvale 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 Montvale

2
Violent Crimes
23.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-93.59%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Montvale in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Montvale is 23.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 4,218.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Montvale each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -93.59% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -87.86% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Montvale

46
Property Crimes
545.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-72.10%
Below The National Average
  • There were 46 property crimes in Montvale in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Montvale is 545.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 183.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Montvale each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -72.10% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -52.92% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Montvale

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Park Ridge, NJ 10,040 28 278.9 268.9 10.0
Hillsdale, NJ 10,011 34 339.6 329.6 10.0
Upper Saddle River, NJ 8,248 59 715.3 703.2 12.1
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 6,058 53 874.9 775.8 99.0
Old Tappan, NJ 5,799 28 482.8 482.8 0.0
Saddle River, NJ 3,338 51 1,527.9 1,497.9 30.0

Montvale SnackAbility

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