Palisades Park is a borough of 20,300 in Bergen County, about 6 miles north of Midtown Manhattan · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Palisades Park?
Palisades Park earns a B+ for property crime, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 59% of Americans live. Theft makes up 45% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A, and vehicle theft grades B+.
B+
Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 765 of 1,000About as much property crime as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
41% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Palisades Park as a whole, and 59% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Palisades Park scores 765.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Palisades Park, NJ at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Palisades Park, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in Palisades Park
Theft runs low. Palisades Park has 4.8 thefts a year per 1,000 residents, less than half the US rate of 13.1.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Palisades Park
Every part of Palisades Park where people live grades A or B for property crime on the national scale. Property crime grades across Palisades Park run from A- to B.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Is property crime going up in Palisades Park?
Reported property crime in Palisades Park has risen 34% since 2019. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 5.1 to 6.9 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). Property crime changed little from 2023 to 2024.
Property crime, change since 2019
Palisades ParkUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Palisades Park. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Palisades Park
Property, US
2016
+8%
+15%
2017
+20%
+12%
2018
+23%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
+1%
-8%
2021
+19%
-10%
2022
+42%
-6%
2023
+48%
-7%
2024
+34%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in Palisades Park
CrimeGrade™ estimates Palisades Park has about 11 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 55% less than the US as a whole and 42% less than New Jersey.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in Palisades Park, about 45% of the total, followed by vandalism and burglary.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
The Palisades Park Police Department reports to the FBI in a format that leaves out vandalism, so CrimeGrade™ makes its own vandalism estimate.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Property crime in Palisades Park and nearby cities
Of the 10 cities closest to Palisades Park, 7 have less property crime. Ridgefield and Leonia have the least.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Palisades Park. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Palisades Park is safer than 65% of them.
Density, empty homes and walkability in Palisades Park
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Palisades Park apart: it has 95% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally, and 1.9% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places where many residents live in dense blocks tend to report more car theft, and it runs high here.
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more car theft.95% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 96% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.1.9% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 96% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft.B- (55 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 93% of US city residents
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Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.3 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 95% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 92% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.18 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 89% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs Palisades Park
Property crime costs Palisades Park about $1.5 million a year, or $75 per resident and about $211 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$250,000
$13
Theft
$510,000
$25
Vehicle theft
$200,000
$10
Arson
$8,300
under $1
Vandalism
$560,000
$27
Total
$1.5 million
$75
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Palisades Park is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
