Westwood, Hillsdale Ranked Among Top 15 Safest Communities In New Jersey

WESTWOOD, N.J. — Hillsdale and Westwood have been ranked as one of the safest places to live in New Jersey.

Safewise, a security systems company that conducts surveys on the safest towns in the country, released a list this week on the safest towns in New Jersey. Hillsdale and Westwood were ranked No. 12 and 14, respectively.

Safewise reviewed the latest FBI Crime Report statistics, comparing the number of reported violent crimes (murder, robbery, rape, and aggravated assault) and property crimes (burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson) in each city.

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Fifteen Bergen County municipalities were ranked in the top 50:

3. Bergenfield
5. Wyckoff
6. River Edge
10. New Milford
12. Westwood
14. Hillsdale
16. Oakland
17. Ridgefield
21. Tenafly
24. Dumont
25. Palisades Park
26. Hasbrouck Heights
31. Franklin Lakes
35. Glen Rock
46. Fort Lee

Safewise noted that the state’s violent crime is dropping and 50 New Jersey communities have an average crime rate that is 78 percent less than it is across the country.

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