CrimeMetric

Crime in Teaneck, New Jersey

Updated ·Vorp Labs

The model puts major crime in Teaneck at 56% below the U.S. rate per resident: 69% lower for persons crimes and 53% lower for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 1.9% from a year earlier.

Where these numbers come from

The estimates start from what police agencies report to the FBI, modeled across Teaneck's 36 census block groups for 43,827 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

Why other sites show different numbers for Teaneck:
  • 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 Teaneck.
  • 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.
Major crime
7.6
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 44: 56% below the U.S. rate
43% below the New Jersey rate
down 1.9% in a year
Persons crimes
1.0
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 31: 69% below the U.S. rate
47% below the New Jersey rate
down 12.3% in a year
Property crimes
6.6
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 47: 53% below the U.S. rate
42% below the New Jersey rate
about flat in a year
Social disorder
9.4
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 41: 59% below the U.S. rate
27% below the New Jersey rate
down 3.8% in a year

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 Teaneck

Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 28 and 59.

Map of Teaneck, with its census block groups shaded by major-crime index band
Pale gray: under 100 residents. Tap one to compare.
  • 0–5066.6%
  • 50–10030.1%
  • 100–2001.6%
  • 200–4001.6%
  • 400+0.0%

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Crime by type

Every crime type in Teaneck is near or below the U.S. rate

Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live

IndexPer year
When it happens

Highest on weekday daytimes

100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.

Monday to Friday, 6am to 6pm50
Sunday to Thursday nights, 6pm to 6am46
Saturday and Sunday, 6am to 6pm40
Friday and Saturday nights, 6pm to 6am28
Trend and outlook

Expected major crime fell 1.9% in a year; across New Jersey it fell 10.2%

Past yearBy 2031
Major crime-1.9%NJ -10.2%-11.4%NJ -11.5%
Persons crimes-12.3%NJ -7.9%+1.5%NJ -1.4%
Property crimes-0.2%NJ -10.5%-13.4%NJ -13.1%
Social disorder-3.8%NJ -5.3%-4.0%NJ -4.7%

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.

Similar-size places

Teaneck against U.S. places with 25,000 to 50,000 residents

784 of the 1,120 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Teaneck's, and 158 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 73. The 9 nearest in population:

Littleton, CO43,995127
Tooele, UT44,00781
Teaneck, NJ43,82744
Beverly, MA43,74332

U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.

Nearby places

Teaneck's major-crime index is higher than 3, lower than 4 and within 15% of 1 of its 8 nearest neighbors

The closest, Bogota (1 mi), is 34% below Teaneck's rate.

Hackensack2 mi106
Englewood2 mi67
Tenafly3 mi59
Maywood3 mi52
Teaneck44
Bogota1 mi29
Leonia2 mi29

U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.

Questions about crime in Teaneck

Is Teaneck safe?

Teaneck's major-crime index is 44, 56% below the U.S. rate per resident and lower than 61% of the 364 other New Jersey places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 69% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 53% below the U.S. rate.

What is the crime rate in Teaneck?

The model expects about 333 major crimes a year in Teaneck, about 7.6 per 1,000 residents, 56% below the U.S. rate.

Is crime going up or down in Teaneck?

Expected major crimes in Teaneck are down 1.9% from a year earlier; across New Jersey they're down 10.2%.

What are the most common crimes in Teaneck?

By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are other larceny (about 112 a year), theft from vehicle (about 88 a year) and shoplifting (about 56 a year).

Are car break-ins common in Teaneck?

The model expects about 88 thefts from vehicles a year in Teaneck, 24% below the U.S. rate per resident.

Are car thefts common in Teaneck?

The model expects about 9 motor vehicle thefts a year in Teaneck, 87% below the U.S. rate per resident.

Is Teaneck safe at night?

The model's major-crime index is 46 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 50 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 Teaneck higher than the New Jersey average?

Teaneck's major-crime index is 44, 43% 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 Teaneck compare with Bogota?

Bogota, 1 mile away, has a major-crime index of 29, 34% below Teaneck's rate per resident. Teaneck's is 44.

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. Teaneck's figures add up its 36 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.

  • Teaneck 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: 43,827. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10

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CrimeMetric. "Crime in Teaneck, New Jersey." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/nj/teaneck

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