The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Cedar Knolls, NJ: Crime Maps and Statistics

B-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A
Property Crime Grade	C-
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$897,625

Cost of Crime™ for Cedar Knolls, NJ

In 2025, crime will cost $562 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Cedar Knolls with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Cedar Knolls, NJ Safe?

The B- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Cedar Knolls's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Cedar Knolls sits in the 60th percentile, ahead of 60% of cities and behind 40%. The grade covers only Cedar Knolls's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Cedar Knolls is 20.94 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 42 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 92 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Cedar Knolls, NJ report the most crime, about 22 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Cedar Knolls, NJ

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Cedar Knolls for 2025 is $897,625, about $216 per resident and $562 per household. That equals 0.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 61.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 9.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Cedar Knolls Compared to Other Cities?

Cedar Knolls, NJ:	$216
Englewood Cliffs, NJ:	$567
Pine Lake Park, NJ:	$68
New Jersey:	$240
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Cedar Knolls is $216 per year, which is $248 less than the national average and $23 less than New Jersey's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Cedar Knolls:

In Englewood Cliffs, NJ, crime costs $567 per person, which is $351 more than in Cedar Knolls.
In Pine Lake Park, NJ, crime costs $68 per person, which is $149 less than in Cedar Knolls

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Cedar Knolls for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Cedar Knolls	Cost per Cedar Knolls Resident
Murder	$105,027	$25
Rape/Sexual Assault	$59,888	$14
Robbery	$36,152	$9
Assault	$130,550	$31
Kidnapping	$9,033	$2
Vehicle Theft	$125,617	$30
Burglary	$62,649	$15
Theft	$266,872	$64
Arson	$4,603	$1
Vandalism	$46,455	$11
Animal Cruelty	$399	$0
Drug Crimes	$30,398	$7
Identity Theft	$19,980	$5
Total Cost of Crime	$897,625	$216

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Cedar Knolls, NJ

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Cedar Knolls totals $1,037,282 ($250 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,934,907 ($466 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The southwest part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas do the same, and of Cedar Knolls's 4,149 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Cedar Knolls Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Cedar Knolls residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.096
Robbery	0.2770
Rape	0.2381
Murder	0.0135
Total Violent Crime	1.624 (A)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	12.42
Vehicle Theft	1.955
Burglary	1.665
Arson	0.0459
Total Property Crime	16.09 (C-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0359
Drug Crimes	0.9905
Vandalism	1.567
Identity Theft	0.6222
Animal Cruelty	0.0130
Total "Other" Rate	3.229 (A)

Individual Cedar Knolls Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Cedar Knolls is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Cedar Knolls.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Whippany, NJ	A-	A+	B-
Morris Plains, NJ	A	A+	B
Morristown, NJ	B+	A	C+
Parsippany, NJ	B+	A	C
Mount Tabor, NJ	A+	A+	A
Florham Park, NJ	A-	A+	B-
Madison, NJ	B+	A+	C+
East Hanover, NJ	C+	A	D+
Denville, NJ	B+	A+	C
Mountain Lakes, NJ	A	A+	B

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Cedar Knolls is similar versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Sunman, IN	A	A	A
Sunderland, MD	B+	C+	C+
Tiffin, IA	B+	A	A
Surf City, NC	C-	B+	B+
Surgoinsville, TN	D+	D	D
Tontitown, AR	C+	C+	C+
Thornton, PA	A+	A+	A+
Vienna, IN	A-	B+	B+
Osage, IA	C+	B-	B-
Cresco, IA	D+	D+	D+

Considering only the crime rate, Cedar Knolls is less safe than the New Jersey state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Cedar Knolls, NJ average SchoolGrade of B-, with 41% actual proficiency versus 45% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Cedar Knolls schools on SchoolGrade

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