New Milford Ranked 10th Safest Town In N.J.

New Milford Borough ranks 10th on a statewide list of the safety communities in New Jersey.

Safewise.com, the self-proclaimed “authority on safety and home security news,” released its 2015 safest towns in New Jersey list, and New Milford was ranked number 10 in the state.

The hiring of Frank Ramaci as the new police chief was mentioned as a reason for the high ranking.

“Dedicated to continuing a legacy of working hand in hand with citizens, we expect the streets in New Milford will stay safe under Ramaci’s leadership,” the report states.

Nearly no violent crimes occur in the borough; the borough averages 0.12 violent crimes and 4.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents.

The rankings were based on communities in the Garden State with at least 10,000 people in 2013 and crime data reported to the FBI, known as the Uniform Crime Report. Safewise compared the number of reported violent crimes and property crimes in each city, and based each on a per-1,000 person ratio to make the ratios even across small and large towns.

Wyckoff, Bergenfield, and River Edge were also ranked in the top 10. Westwood, Hillsdale, Oakland, Ridgefield, Tenafly, Dumont, Palisades Park, Hasbrouck Heights, Glen Rock, and Fort Lee were ranked in the top 50.