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2011 Uniform Crime Report : Ridgewood shows drop crime rate
December 27,2012
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, According to the 2011 Uniform Crime Report which was released last Friday by the state Attorney General’s office, the Village of Ridgewood reported a total of 193 crimes in 2011, nearly 30 fewer incidents over the previous year.
While violent crimes in Ridgewood increased from seven in 2010 to eight in 2011 and the total number of non-violent offenses decreased to 185. There was an increase in motor vehicle thefts for 2011,with 5 stolen vehicles reported ,that compares with zero for 2010.
Larcenies accounted for 78 percent of all non-violent crimes in Ridgewood,dropping by 21 to 144 in 2011 and 36 burglaries were reported in Ridgewood during 2011, that’s down from 50 in the previous year. Ridgewood also reported 2 arsons,
Ridgewood’s overall crime rate per 1,000 residents came in at 7.7. down form the previous year’s study of 8.9. In comparison with municipalities with similar size populations, but not similar demographics Ridgewood’s crime rate is lower than Lyndhurst (18.1), Lodi (16.7), Rutherford (15.7), Englewood (14.6) and Cliffside Park (9.3)., but its higher than some of our surrounding neighbors who have various populations but more similar demographics like Glen Rock (6.1), Midland Park (7.7), Township of Washington (5.5), Westwood (7.0) and Wyckoff (7.7).
While the state of New Jersey saw and uptick of 3% in crime in 2011 ,both Ridgewood and Bergen county saw decreases .
The annual report is based on statistics filed with the New Jersey Uniform Crime Reporting System by all state law enforcement agencies.
Sources : https://www.njsp.org/info/ucr2011/index.html
https://www.northjersey.com/news/184806531_Report_shows_dip_in_crime_in_Ridgewood.html
