Belvidere police area, New Jersey, United States: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 5 out of 10 Average crime
5/10 in United States · 4/10 in the world
Compared with 10324 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime). 767 places were left out of the comparison (incomplete figures or very few residents).
Weighted crime: 3,682 per 100,000 people (2025)
Figures are for the police agency that covers Belvidere police area.
Crime by type, as recorded by FBI Crime Data Explorer (2025)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | |||
| Murder and non-negligent manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 4.2 |
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Violence | |||
| Aggravated assault | 2 | 78.3 | 238.3 |
| FBI summary counts: only aggravated assault, not simple assault. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 50.4 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Burglary | 5 | 195.8 | 190.5 |
| Larceny-theft | 31 | 1,214.3 | 1,141 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 1 | 39.2 | 197.5 |
| Other | |||
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 0 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 0 |
| Violence | 2 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft and burglary | 37 |
| Other | 0 |
Questions about crime in Belvidere police area
- Is Belvidere police area safe?
- Belvidere police area: Safety 5 out of 10 (Average crime). Compared with 10324 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime). 767 places were left out of the comparison (incomplete figures or very few residents).
- What is the crime rate in Belvidere police area?
- Belvidere police area: Weighted crime: 3,682 per 100,000 people (2025).
- How many murders are there in Belvidere police area?
- Recorded homicides in Belvidere police area (2025): 0.
Other places nearby
- Hackettstown police area 9/10
- Independence Township police area 8/10
- Washington police area 8/10
- Washington Township Police Department, Warren County police area 8/10
- Greenwich Township Police Department, Warren County police area 6/10
- Lopatcong Township police area 9/10
- Phillipsburg police area 2/10
- Blairstown Township police area 10/10
Sheriffs of Warren County since 2010
Belvidere: Mayor not loaded yet. Warren County: Sheriff James McDonald Sr. (Republican), last known (elected 2019), may have changed. Governor: Mikie Sherrill (Democrat)
James McDonald Sr. · Republican
from 2019
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James McDonald Sr. · Republican
2016 – 2019
Incomplete FBI reporting for this term
David Gallant · Republican
2013 – 2016
Incomplete FBI reporting for this term
David Gallant · Republican
2010 – 2013
Incomplete FBI reporting for this term
In some cities an appointed manager or police chief, not the mayor, runs the police; in some counties the sheriff mainly runs the jail and the courts.
Mayors: Hilbig, Archived Campaign Websites of U.S. Mayoral Candidates (CC BY 4.0) and city sites. Sheriffs: Mavridis, US Sheriff Election Data (CC BY 4.0), MIT Election Data + Science Lab (CC0) and county election offices. Crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer.
