Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Ridgewood, NJ Crime Grade
How Ridgewood grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of New Jersey — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
1/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New Jersey
3/10
vs. New Jersey cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Ridgewood, NJ was 33.5 per 100,000 residents (9 incidents over a population of 26,873). That puts Ridgewood Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 83% below the New Jersey statewide rate of 193.8.
That ranks Ridgewood #284 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 92% of them, and #53 of 242 in New Jersey. Violent crime is down 25% year over year and down 13% over the last five years.
Ridgewood, NJ crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (1/10)
- New Jersey Grade
- A (3/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 33.5 / 100k
- National rank
- #284 of 3,771
- NJ rank
- #53 of 242
- Safer than
- 92% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 25%
- 5-year change
- down 13%
- Population
- 26,873
- Reporting agency
- Ridgewood Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Ridgewood Police Department (FBI ORI NJ0025100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Ridgewood (red), New Jersey (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Ridgewood vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 38.5(10) | 30.2(8) | 37.9(10) | 44.7(12) | 33.5(9) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 3.8(1) | 3.8(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 3.9(1) | 3.8(1) | 3.8(1) | 7.4(2) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 34.7(9) | 22.7(6) | 30.3(8) | 37.2(10) | 33.5(9) |
| Property crime | 554.7(144) | 766.5(203) | 625.2(165) | 584.4(157) | 476.3(128) |
| Burglary | 61.6(16) | 79.3(21) | 98.5(26) | 59.6(16) | 67.0(18) |
| Larceny | 392.9(102) | 483.3(128) | 488.8(129) | 480.2(129) | 375.8(101) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 100.2(26) | 200.1(53) | 37.9(10) | 44.7(12) | 33.5(9) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Ridgewood, NJ Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Ridgewood Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Ridgewood calculated?
- Ridgewood's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the New Jersey state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to New Jersey cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Ridgewood Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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