Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Westwood, NJ Crime Grade
How Westwood 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
2/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New Jersey
4/10
vs. New Jersey cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Westwood, NJ was 61.1 per 100,000 residents (7 incidents over a population of 11,466). That puts Westwood 81% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 68% below the New Jersey statewide rate of 193.8.
That ranks Westwood #648 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 83% of them, and #89 of 242 in New Jersey. Violent crime is up 16% year over year.
Westwood, NJ crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (2/10)
- New Jersey Grade
- B (4/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 61.1 / 100k
- National rank
- #648 of 3,771
- NJ rank
- #89 of 242
- Safer than
- 83% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 16%
- Population
- 11,466
- Reporting agency
- Westwood Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Westwood Police Department (FBI ORI NJ0026700) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Westwood (red), New Jersey (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Westwood 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 | 2020 | 2021 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 0.0(0) | 26.1(3) | 44.7(5) | 52.4(6) | 61.1(7) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 8.7(1) | 8.7(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 0.0(0) | 26.1(3) | 44.7(5) | 43.7(5) | 52.3(6) |
| Property crime | 505.5(56) | 382.8(44) | 366.3(41) | 253.5(29) | 287.8(33) |
| Burglary | 162.5(18) | 26.1(3) | 8.9(1) | 52.4(6) | 17.4(2) |
| Larceny | 334.0(37) | 313.2(36) | 348.4(39) | 174.8(20) | 244.2(28) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 9.0(1) | 34.8(4) | 8.9(1) | 26.2(3) | 26.2(3) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Westwood, 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 Westwood 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 Westwood calculated?
- Westwood'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 Westwood 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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