Photo: Lenier81 · CC BY-SA 4.0Less violent crime is recorded per resident in Ridgefield than in 88% of U.S. towns
Ridgefield grades A− for safety overall (#132 of 342 graded towns in New Jersey): less crime per resident than 75% of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported from 2023 to 2025. Add to that, the graded rate fell 32% from 2023 to 2025. Out of every 1,000 residents, 0.4 violent crime and 8.2 incidents of property crime are reported annually, against 2.1 and 13.8 in the rest of New Jersey. Among its 5 neighbors with figures, only one records less crime per resident.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of NJ” is every other New Jersey city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Ridgefield
1 of the 5 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 7 New Jersey towns on Ridgefield’s borders, 5 have a Safety Grade: Palisades Park (A−), Cliffside Park (B+), Ridgefield Park (B+), North Bergen Township (B), Carlstadt (B). Fairview reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2024 but not 2025. Little Ferry has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Among New Jersey towns, closer to the middle
New Jersey’s cities and towns report less crime than most states’, so Ridgefield’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 61% of the 342 New Jersey towns we grade, against 75% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Ridgefield’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are lower than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the stronger of the two.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Ridgefield property | Rest of New Jersey property | Ridgefield violent | Rest of New Jersey violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7.3 | 13.9 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 10.4 | 14.8 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 7.1 | 14.0 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| 2025 | 7.2 | 12.6 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of New Jersey.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Ridgefield | Rest of New Jersey | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Ridgefield’s police reported 14 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 0.4 per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.1 in the rest of New Jersey and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Ridgefield per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And fewer than 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
86 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
2 violent and 84 property, as reported to the FBI by Ridgefield’s police.
10 people died in crashes on Ridgefield’s roads in 2019–2023
Ridgefield had 10 fatal crashes in five years, in which 10 people died; 5 were pedestrians. 3 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 17.4 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for New Jersey towns of 5,000–25,000 people (4.5, 369 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Ridgefield and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgefield | A− | 0.4 | 8.2 |
| North Bergen Township | B | 1.6 | 7.5 |
| Fairview | — | — | — |
| Ridgefield Park | B+ | 0.7 | 10.2 |
| Little Ferry | — | — | — |
| Carlstadt | B | 0.4 | 13.9 |
| Cliffside Park | B+ | 0.9 | 6.7 |
| Palisades Park | A− | 0.4 | 6.5 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Fairview reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2024 but not 2025. Little Ferry has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025.
New Jersey towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgefield | A− | 0.4 | 8.2 |
| Wanaque | A+ | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| Ringwood | A+ | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Westwood | A | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| Beachwood | B+ | 0.8 | 7.8 |
| East Hanover Township | B− | 0.2 | 17.6 |
The five graded New Jersey towns closest to Ridgefield’s population (11,547), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Ridgefield. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Ridgefield’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (11,704 in 2025); our figure for Ridgefield is 11,547 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Ridgefield
Is Ridgefield, NJ safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Ridgefield reports less crime per resident than 75% of U.S. towns, an A− Safety Grade and #132 of 342 in New Jersey. Its police reported 0.4 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.1 in the rest of New Jersey and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Ridgefield?
0.4 violent and 8.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of New Jersey reports 2.1 and 13.8; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is Ridgefield safer than North Bergen Township?
North Bergen Township reports more crime per resident than Ridgefield: North Bergen Township grades B for safety and Ridgefield A−. North Bergen Township’s police reported 1.6 violent and 7.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Ridgefield?
Ridgefield’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Ridgefield”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.