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ICYMI: The 50 Safest Towns In New Jersey, Madison Is 19th

Safewise released a list released this week of the safest towns in New Jersey, noting that the state's violent crime is dropping.

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By Tom Davis

Despite what you may have heard, New Jersey is a very safe place to live.

Just ask Safewise, a company that provides security systems and surveys on the safest towns in the country.

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The company released a list this week of the safest towns in New Jersey, noting that the state’s violent crime is dropping and 50 Garden State communities have an the average crime rate that is 78 percent less than it is across the country.

Safewise identified communities with a population of more than 10,000 people in 2013 and reported complete crime data to the FBI. Then the company 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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Here is the list, which each county in parenthesis:

  1. Chatham (Morris)
  2. Washington Township (Morris)
  3. Bergenfield (Bergen)
  4. Bernards (Somerset)
  5. Wyckoff (Bergen)
  6. River Edge (Bergen)
  7. Montgomery (Somerset)
  8. Clinton (Hunterdon)
  9. Woolwich (Gloucester)
  10. New Milford (Bergen)
  11. Hillsborough (Somerset)
  12. Westwood (Bergen)
  13. Kinnelon (Morris)
  14. Hillsdale (Bergen)
  15. Monroe (Middlesex)
  16. Oakland (Bergen)
  17. Ridgefield (Bergen)
  18. Warren (Somerset)
  19. Madison (Morris)
  20. Berkeley Heights (Union)
  21. Tenafly (Bergen)
  22. Randolph (Morris)
  23. Denville (Morris)
  24. Dumont (Bergen)
  25. Palisades Park (Bergen)
  26. Hasbrouck Heights (Bergen)
  27. Ringwood (Passaic)
  28. Montville (Morris)
  29. Cedar Grove (Essex)
  30. Hopewell (Mercer)
  31. Franklin Lakes (Bergen)
  32. Jefferson (Morris)
  33. Sparta (Sussex)
  34. Pequannock (Morris)
  35. Glen Rock (Bergen)
  36. Manalapan (Monmouth)
  37. Roselle Park (Union)
  38. Cranford (Union)
  39. Morris (Morris)
  40. Florence (Burlington)
  41. Marlboro (Monmouth)
  42. Westfield (Union)
  43. Parsippany-Troy Hills Township (Morris)
  44. Florham Park (Morris)
  45. Scotch Plains (Union)
  46. Fort Lee (Bergen)
  47. Raritan (Somerset)
  48. Verona (Essex)
  49. Hopatcong (Sussex)
  50. East Greenwich (Gloucester)

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