Wood-Ridge, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Wood-Ridge, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 50 total crimes committed in Wood-Ridge the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 526.9 total crimes per 100K people in Wood-Ridge.
  • The overall crime rate in Wood-Ridge is -77.33% below the national average.
  • Wood-Ridge ranks #118 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Wood-Ridge ranks #1,924 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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Wood-Ridge Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wood-Ridge is 526.9 per 100,000 people. That's -77.33% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -61.07% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wood-Ridge
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 50 526.9 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 10.5 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 2 21.1 195.4 369.8
Burglary 3 31.6 146.2 269.8
Larceny 41 432.1 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 42.2 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 48 505.8 1,158.2 1,954.4

Wood-Ridge 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 Wood-Ridge

2
Violent Crimes
21.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-94.30%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Wood-Ridge in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wood-Ridge is 21.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 4,744.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wood-Ridge each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -94.30% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -89.21% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wood-Ridge

48
Property Crimes
505.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-74.12%
Below The National Average
  • There were 48 property crimes in Wood-Ridge in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wood-Ridge is 505.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 197.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wood-Ridge each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -74.12% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -56.32% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wood-Ridge

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Passaic, NJ 69,003 1,761 2,552.1 2,008.6 543.5
Garfield, NJ 32,351 535 1,653.7 1,542.5 111.3
Lodi, NJ 25,788 368 1,427.0 1,295.2 131.8
Rutherford, NJ 18,592 225 1,210.2 1,172.5 37.7
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 12,005 79 658.1 633.1 25.0
Wallington, NJ 11,749 157 1,336.3 1,285.2 51.1
East Rutherford, NJ 9,904 175 1,767.0 1,686.2 80.8
Carlstadt, NJ 6,316 131 2,074.1 2,026.6 47.5
Moonachie, NJ 3,093 53 1,713.5 1,681.2 32.3

Wood-Ridge SnackAbility

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