Riverdale, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Riverdale, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 78 total crimes committed in Riverdale the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,900.1 total crimes per 100K people in Riverdale.
  • The overall crime rate in Riverdale is -18.25% below the national average.
  • Riverdale ranks #386 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Riverdale ranks #6,330 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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Riverdale Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Riverdale is 1,900.1 per 100,000 people. That's -18.25% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 40.38% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Riverdale
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 78 1,900.1 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 1 24.4 195.4 369.8
Burglary 2 48.7 146.2 269.8
Larceny 66 1,607.8 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 219.2 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 77 1,875.8 1,158.2 1,954.4

Riverdale 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 Riverdale

1
Violent Crimes
24.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-93.41%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 violent crimes in Riverdale in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Riverdale is 24.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 4,105.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Riverdale each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -93.41% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -87.53% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Riverdale

77
Property Crimes
1,875.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-4.02%
Below The National Average
  • There were 77 property crimes in Riverdale in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Riverdale is 1,875.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 53.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Riverdale each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -4.02% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 61.96% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Riverdale

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Florham Park, NJ 13,685 57 416.5 387.3 29.2
Oakland, NJ 12,616 60 475.6 443.9 31.7
Wanaque, NJ 11,089 32 288.6 252.5 36.1
Lincoln Park, NJ 10,904 78 715.3 678.7 36.7
Franklin Lakes, NJ 10,899 117 1,073.5 1,055.1 18.4
Pompton Lakes, NJ 10,875 75 689.7 606.9 82.8
Kinnelon, NJ 9,983 31 310.5 310.5 0.0
Haledon, NJ 8,848 168 1,898.7 1,876.1 22.6
North Haledon, NJ 8,788 39 443.8 409.6 34.1
Butler, NJ 8,203 41 499.8 487.6 12.2

Riverdale SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
7
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
4
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