Fanwood, NJ Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Fanwood in green. The most dangerous areas in Fanwood are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Fanwood, NJ Safe from Murder?

The A- grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US city. Fanwood is in the 79th percentile for safety, meaning 21% of cities are safer and 79% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Fanwood's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Fanwood is 0.0326 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Fanwood generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Fanwood may be as high as 1 in 25,020 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 39,417 in the northeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the west parts of Fanwood, NJ: about 0 per year. The central part of Fanwood has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Fanwood's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Fanwood to the New Jersey state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Fanwood is as safe as the New Jersey state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Fanwood, NJ

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Fanwood about $500,777 in 2025, or roughly $61 per resident. This is part of Fanwood's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Fanwood, including every crime type and how Fanwood compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Fanwood's crime maps on the Fanwood overall crime page.

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Individual Fanwood Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Fanwood is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Fanwood.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Scotch Plains, NJ	A	A+	B	A-
Westfield, NJ	A-	A+	C+	A-
Plainfield, NJ	B	B+	C	B+
Mountainside, NJ	B+	A+	C+	B+
North Plainfield, NJ	B+	B+	C	A-
Watchung, NJ	C-	B+	D	A-
Garwood, NJ	B+	A+	C+	A-
Berkeley Heights, NJ	A+	A+	A-	A-
New Providence, NJ	A-	A+	B-	B
Clark, NJ	B	A+	C	A-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Fanwood is lower versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Spotswood, NJ	A-	A+	A+	A
St. Augustine Shores, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+
Bridgeville, DE	D+	C+	C+	B
Park City, KS	C-	C	C	A-
Pawcatuck, CT	B-	A+	A+	A
Paulsboro, NJ	B	B-	B-	A-
Pauls Valley, OK	F	D	D	C
Patterson, LA	D+	D-	D-	D
Pascoag, RI	B+	A	A	A
Parkville, PA	A	A-	A-	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Fanwood, NJ average SchoolGrade of B, with 47% actual proficiency versus 50% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Fanwood schools on SchoolGrade

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