Pompton Lakes, NJ Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The A+ grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US city. Pompton Lakes is in the 96th percentile for safety, meaning 4% of cities are safer and 96% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Pompton Lakes's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Pompton Lakes is 0.0140 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Pompton Lakes generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Pompton Lakes may be as high as 1 in 54,476 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 110,740 in the east part of the city.

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

How Pompton Lakes's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Pompton Lakes 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, Pompton Lakes is safer 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 Pompton Lakes, NJ

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Pompton Lakes about $300,151 in 2025, or roughly $26 per resident. This is part of Pompton Lakes's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Pompton Lakes, including every crime type and how Pompton Lakes 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 Pompton Lakes's crime maps on the Pompton Lakes overall crime page.

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Individual Pompton Lakes Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Riverdale, NJ	B+	A	C+	A+
Pompton Plains, NJ	B+	A+	C	A+
Bloomingdale, NJ	B+	A	C+	A+
Wanaque, NJ	A-	B+	B-	A+
Butler, NJ	B+	A	C+	A+
Oakland, NJ	A	A+	B+	A+
Pequannock, NJ	B+	A+	C	A+
Franklin Lakes, NJ	A+	A+	A-	A+
Wayne, NJ	B	A+	C	A
Kinnelon, NJ	A+	A+	A	A+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Pompton Lakes 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
Echelon, NJ	C+	A-	A-	A-
Timberlake, VA	C+	C+	C+	B
Tillamook, OR	D-	D	D	B
Fairview, TX	C-	C+	C+	B
Fairview, TN	C+	C+	C+	C
Fairmont, MN	C-	B-	B-	A-
Escalon, CA	D+	D-	D-	B
Ellsworth, ME	B-	A	A	A
Edgewood, NM	D+	D	D	D+
Totowa, NJ	C	B	B	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Pompton Lakes, NJ average SchoolGrade of C-, with 34% actual proficiency versus 40% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Pompton Lakes schools on SchoolGrade

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