Berkeley Heights, New Providence Named Among NJ's Safest Towns

BERKELEY HEIGHTS/NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ — Both Berkeley Heights and New Providence were named among the safest towns in New Jersey, according to a report released by SafeWise.

SafeWise released the report of the 50 Safest Cities in the Garden State for 2018 on Monday. Berkeley Heights came in at number 5 while New Providence came in at number 7.

To compile this report, SafeWise analysts reviewed the most recent 2016 FBI crime statistics and population data. The evaluation is based on the number of reported violent crimes (aggravated assault, murder, rape and robbery) in each city per 1000 people. If there was a tie, we also factored in the number of property crimes (burglary, arson, larceny-theft, and car theft).

Here is how Berkeley Heights breaks down:

• Population: 13,548
• Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.07
• Property crimes per 1,000: 6.57
• Total crimes: 1.12% violent, 98.88% property

Here is how New Providence breaks down:

• Population: 12,461
• Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.08
• Property crimes per 1,000: 4.49
• Total crimes: 1.79% violent, 98.21% property

Other Union County towns that made the list include: Westfield at number 16, Clark at number 35, and Cranford at number 45.

Cities that fell below identified population thresholds or failed to submit a complete FBI crime report were excluded from the ranking system.

Click here to see the full list of all 50 safest cities on the list.

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