Verona, Cedar Grove Among 'Safest Towns' In NJ: Study

A recent report named Verona and Cedar Grove as two of the the safest towns in all of New Jersey.

A report released this week by creditdonkey.com, which analyzed the Uniform Crime Report data for 2014 (the last full year statistics were available) for the 50 safest towns in the Garden State put Cedar Grove at #30 and Verona at #18.

The study broke the scoring down into four categories:

• Violent crime per 1,000 residents
• Robbery per 1,000 residents
• Property crime per 1,000 residents
• Burglary per 1,000 residents

The website then formulated a scoring method combining the categories. The lower the score, the higher the ranking.

The website also explained that not all towns submit the crime data to the FBI, which is self-reported by each municipality.

“Ranked as one of Essex County’s best places to live by New Jersey Monthly magazine, Cedar Grove Township gets our seal of approval where safety is concerned,” the report states. “It’s one of only a handful of cities in our rankings to report zero robberies in 2014. In all, the city reported just two violent crimes for the entire year.”

As for Verona, which ranked even higher on the study’s safety list:

“Rated as one of the top places to live in the state by New Jersey Monthly, Verona is primarily a residential community, although it does have a burgeoning commercial area. Families will find there’s a lot to like about living here, as do seniors who make up a fair percentage of the population. The Verona Police Department works to keeps residents of all ages safe, and based on the reported number of crimes in 2014, they seem to be doing a good job.”

See the full report here.