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Westwood, Hillsdale Make List Of Safest NJ Towns
Breaking: Alarms.org looked at violent crime rate as part of its annual rankings.
WESTWOOD, NJ — Two local towns were named to a new list of the safest municipalities in New Jersey.
Alarms.org released it annual list of the safest cities in New Jersey recently. Hillsdale was ranked No. 7 and Westwood No. 15.
New Milford was ranked No. 2. It has a 0.12 violent crimes and 2.44 property crimes per 1,000.
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River Vale Township was ranked No. 1. It did not log a single violent crime in the latest year for which there is data, and boasts a property crime rate of just 2.59 per 1,000 residents, according to the website.
Other Bergen County municipalities ranked in the top 20 were: Bergenfield at No. 9 and Tenafly and 18, respectively.
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Other Bergen County municipalities ranked on the list were:
- 47th: Hasbrouck Heights
- 46th: Palisades Park
- 41st: Wyckoff
- 37th: Oakland
- 36th: Glen Rock
- 34th: Waldwick
- 33rd: Mahwah
- 30th. River Edge
- 27th: Ridgefield
- 23rd: Ringwood
Click here to view the complete rankings.
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