Hillsdale Ranked 14th Safest Town In N.J.

Hillsdale ranks 14th 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 police department has a Ride-Along Program that allows residents to ride with an officer in a patrol car, respond to 911 calls, and learn more about law enforcement.”

Hillsdale police also have an outreach program called Coffee with a Cop, which gives police officers and community members the chance to know one another and listen to each other’s concerns.

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, Oakland, Ridgefield, Tenafly, Dumont, Palisades Park, Hasbrouck Heights, Glen Rock, and Fort Lee were ranked in the top 50.