Palisades Park, NJ Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Palisades Park in green. The most dangerous areas in Palisades Park 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 Palisades Park, NJ Safe from Murder?

The B+ grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US city. Palisades Park is in the 73rd percentile for safety, meaning 27% of cities are safer and 73% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Palisades Park's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Palisades Park is 0.0375 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Palisades Park generally consider the south part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Palisades Park may be as high as 1 in 19,680 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 34,118 in the south part of the city.

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

How Palisades Park's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Palisades Park 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, Palisades Park is less safe than 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 Palisades Park, NJ

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Palisades Park about $1,432,214 in 2025, or roughly $71 per resident. This is part of Palisades Park's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Palisades Park, including every crime type and how Palisades Park 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 Palisades Park's crime maps on the Palisades Park overall crime page.

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Individual Palisades Park Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Ridgefield, NJ	D+	C	D	B
Fort Lee, NJ	C-	B-	D+	B+
Leonia, NJ	C	B	C-	B
Ridgefield Park, NJ	B	B	C-	B-
Cliffside Park, NJ	C-	C+	C-	B+
Edgewater, NJ	D+	C	D	B+
Fairview, NJ	C-	C+	D+	B+
Little Ferry, NJ	C+	B+	D+	B-
Bogota, NJ	B+	B+	C	B+
South Hackensack, NJ	D+	C+	D-	B+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Palisades Park 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
Prospect, KY	A-	A+	A+	D+
Lake Shore, MD	B	B	B	A+
Lanham, MD	C-	C-	C-	F
Lawrenceburg, KY	B-	B+	B+	B-
Lawrenceburg, TN	D	D-	D-	D
Lealman, FL	B-	C+	C+	A
Abbeville, LA	D	D-	D-	F
Lincoln, RI	B	A	A	A
Long Beach, MS	A	A+	A+	A-
Louisville, OH	D+	B	B	B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Palisades Park, NJ average SchoolGrade of D-, with 23% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Palisades Park schools on SchoolGrade

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