Hopatcong, Sparta Make List Of Safest NJ Towns For 2020

SUSSEX COUNTY, NJ — Both Hopatcong and Sparta were named one of the safest municipalities in New Jersey in a 2020 ranking.

Alarms.org released it annual list of the safest cities in New Jersey recently. Sparta clocked in at No. 7 and Hopatcong made the cut at No. 11.

Sparta had five violent crimes reported and 54 property crimes. With a population of 18,694 Sparta has a 3.15 crime rate per 1,000 and with 44 officers Sparta has a law enforcement rate of 2.35 per 1,000.

Hopatcong had six violent crimes reported and 42 property crimes. With a population of 14,183 Hopatcong has a 3.38 crime rate per 1,000 and with 31 officers Hopatcong has a law enforcement rate of 2.19 per 1,000.

To identify the safest cities, the site reviewed the most recent FBI Uniform Crime Report statistics. They eliminated any cities that failed to submit a complete crime report to the FBI and cities with populations under 10,000. This left 3,381 cities (out of a total of 9,251). You can read more about their methodology on their website.

For the third year in a row, River Vale is the safest municipality in New Jersey. The Bergen County township logged a single violent crime, and less than 25 property crimes.

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