4 Morris County Towns Named Safest in America - Is Yours On The List?

Claiming you live in one of the safest towns in America is a pretty bold statement, but one that results in high property values and less stress.

Safewise.com recently announced its top 100 safest cities in the country with populations over 10,000 residents, and listed a slew of New Jersey municipalities. Four of them are within Morris County’s borders.

Coming in at number 14 is Chatham Township, with a population of 10,681 residents, a violent crime rate of 0 per 1,000 residents, and a property crime rate of 3.93 per 1,000.

Right behind Chatham Township was Morris County’s westernmost municipality, Washington Township. Safewise said the population there is 18,782, with a violent crime rate of 0.11 per 1,000, and a property crime rate of 3.83 per 1,000.

Forty-three spots later comes Kinnelon, at number 58, with a population of 10,452, violent crime rate of 0.09 per 1,000, and property crime rate of 5.64 per 1,000.

Finishing up the local accolades was Madison, squeaking in at number 98, with a population of 16,216 residents, a violent crime rate of 0.25 per 1,000, and a property crime rate of 6.35 per 1,000.

While four of the county’s 39 municipalities made the top 100 across the country, it is noted that a handful of Morris County towns were not considered because of their under-10,000 population, including Mendham Borough, Mendham Township, Chester Borough, Chester Township, Chatham Borough, Victory Gardens, Harding Township, Butler and others.

Information for Safewise.com’s rankings was collected from recent FBI crime statistics and “paired the data with our own research,” the website said.

See the top 100 cities here.

Do you think these four towns are deserving of making the list? Should there be more from Morris County? Less? Tell us in the comments.

Photo Credit: Safewise.com

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