Crime in North Bergen, New Jersey
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in North Bergen at 61% below the U.S. rate per resident: 57% lower for persons crimes and 62% lower for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 12.6% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving North Bergen. Where an agency didn't report to the FBI, its totals are estimated from its past reports or similar agencies.
- The model estimates about 6.6 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (1.3 violent, 5.3 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, North Bergen is lower than 70% of the 364 other New Jersey places and 73% of the 8,446 other places nationwide on CrimeMetric.
Where these numbers come from
The estimates start from what police agencies report to the FBI, modeled across North Bergen's 38 census block groups for 62,537 residents. How New Jersey residents' crime totals reach the FBI: detailed incident reports for 79.1%, summary counts only for 14.7% and estimates from past reports or similar agencies for 6.2% (shares of 2020 residents). Sources · Method
- Year: many show an agency's last full FBI year (often two years back). These figures are the model's estimate for the current year, release 2026-11-10.
- Crimes counted: some add simple assault, vandalism or drug offenses to "violent" or "property" crime; here major crime is persons plus property crime, and social disorder is separate.
- Area: an agency's totals cover its jurisdiction, which can differ from the city's limits; these are summed over the block groups inside North Bergen.
- Scale: a grade or a 1-to-100 score ranks places against each other; a rate per 1,000 residents and an index against the U.S. rate don't.
Rates are the model's estimates of reported crime per 1,000 residents a year. Index: 100 is the U.S. rate per resident; 200 is twice it. How we calculated this
How crime varies across North Bergen
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 22 and 45.
- 0–5082.8%
- 50–10013.8%
- 100–2000.0%
- 200–4003.4%
- 400+0.0%
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Every crime type in North Bergen is near or below the U.S. rate
Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live
Property crimes
Social disorder
Highest on weekday daytimes
100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.
Expected major crime fell 12.6% in a year; across New Jersey it fell 10.2%
Change in the model's expected crimes, not a count of reports; New Jersey in gray. 2031 is a model projection, not tested against past years.
North Bergen against U.S. places with 50,000 to 100,000 residents
526 of the 580 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above North Bergen's, and 33 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 91. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
North Bergen's major-crime index is lower than 6 and within 15% of 2 of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, West New York (1 mi), is 1.8 times North Bergen's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in North Bergen
Is North Bergen safe?
North Bergen's major-crime index is 39, 61% below the U.S. rate per resident and lower than 70% of the 364 other New Jersey places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 57% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 62% below the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in North Bergen?
The model expects about 415 major crimes a year in North Bergen, about 6.6 per 1,000 residents, 61% below the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in North Bergen?
Expected major crimes in North Bergen are down 12.6% from a year earlier; across New Jersey they're down 10.2%.
What are the most common crimes in North Bergen?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are other larceny (about 99 a year), motor vehicle theft (about 83 a year) and shoplifting (about 81 a year).
Are car break-ins common in North Bergen?
The model expects about 43 thefts from vehicles a year in North Bergen, 74% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in North Bergen?
The model expects about 83 motor vehicle thefts a year in North Bergen, 17% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Is North Bergen safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 35 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 43 at its highest in the daytime; 100 is the U.S. rate for the same hours. That's a citywide estimate per resident for those hours: it can't speak to a particular street, venue or evening. For one address, use the address lookup on this page.
Is crime in North Bergen higher than the New Jersey average?
North Bergen's major-crime index is 39, 50% below the New Jersey rate per resident. New Jersey as a whole is 78, where 100 is the U.S. rate.
How does crime in North Bergen compare with West New York?
West New York, 1 mile away, has a major-crime index of 69, 1.8 times North Bergen's rate per resident. North Bergen's is 39.
How we calculated this
Each police agency's crimes, as reported to the FBI or estimated where it didn't report, are spread across the census block groups it serves using population, jobs, points of interest and, where available, local incident records. North Bergen's figures add up its 38 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- North Bergen has no published incident records in our data, so its estimate relies on agency totals and neighborhood characteristics.
- Rates are per resident, so places where many people work or visit but few live, such as downtowns, airports and stadiums, can read high.
- Disorderly conduct and trespassing are modeled, because the FBI records them only through arrests.
- Residents: 62,537. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in North Bergen, New Jersey." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/nj/north-bergen
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