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Upper Saddle River, NJ crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

With a crime rate for both violent and property crime combined of 7 per 1,000 residents, the crime rate in Upper Saddle River is one of the lower rates in America among communities of all sizes (lower than 62% of America's communities). One's chance of becoming a victim of crime in Upper Saddle River is one in 140. Compared to communities within New Jersey, Upper Saddle River‘s crime rate is lower than nearly 64% of the state's cities and towns.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, Upper Saddle River has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Upper Saddle River is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Upper Saddle River does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Upper Saddle River.

For Upper Saddle River, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Upper Saddle River than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 8266, which is a violent crime rate of 0 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Upper Saddle River; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 7 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Upper Saddle River Crime Data

total Crime Index

62

(100 is safest)


Safer than 62% of U.S. cities.

Upper Saddle River Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

1

58

59

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.12

7.02

7.14

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.12
2.03
National Median: 4
    Upper Saddle River
    New Jersey

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 8,266

in Upper Saddle River

1 in 493

in New Jersey

Upper Saddle River Violent Crimes

Population: 8,266
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 0 0 1
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.12

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
7.02
14.17
National Median: 20
    Upper Saddle River
    New Jersey

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 143

in Upper Saddle River

1 in 71

in New Jersey

Property Crimes

Population: 8,266
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 9 33 16
Rate per 1,000 1.09 3.99 1.94

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Upper Saddle River Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
11
61
National Median: 27.0
    Upper Saddle River
    New Jersey

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Zip Codes in Upper Saddle River, NJ