The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Flanders, NJ
Flanders is an unincorporated community of 11,400 in Morris County, about 40 miles west of Midtown Manhattan · Updated November 2026
Is Flanders, NJ safe?
Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Flanders: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 85% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A; see the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 948 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
85% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Flanders as a whole, and 15% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Flanders scores 948.
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 crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime 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 Flanders, NJ at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Flanders, 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 in Flanders
Thefts and simple assaults both run low. In Flanders, each runs at less than half the US rate: 5.3 thefts and 4.3 simple assaults a year per 1,000 residents, against 13.1 and 9.7 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Flanders
Every part of Flanders where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Flanders run from A+ to A; every part of Flanders has less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Flanders, the west side has the least crime and the east side the most.
Is crime going up in Flanders?
Reported property crime in Flanders has risen 35% since 2019. Too few violent crimes are reported here each year for a reliable violent crime trend. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 3.9 to 5.2 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 16%.
Property crime, change since 2019
FlandersUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Flanders. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Flanders
Property, US
2016
+38%
+15%
2017
+48%
+12%
2018
+16%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-7%
-8%
2021
-12%
-10%
2022
+16%
-6%
2023
+60%
-7%
2024
+35%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Flanders
CrimeGrade™ estimates Flanders has about 13 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 66% less than the US as a whole and 54% less than New Jersey.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft makes up about 42% of crime reported in Flanders. Assault is less common but costs more, because each one does more harm.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How Flanders compares with nearby cities
Flanders has less crime than 5 of its 10 nearest cities.
Empty homes, walkability and night lighting in Flanders
Two things set Flanders apart: it has 1.0% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and a Walk Grade of D- (9 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson, and vandalism runs low here.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.1.0% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 99% 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 and assault. 94% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (9 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 81% 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.71% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 77% of US city residents
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Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.6% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 70% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Flanders: F (0 of 100).under 1 trip an hourUS: noneLower than for 67% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.52 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 65% 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 crime costs Flanders
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Flanders about $289 a year per household, 76% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $3.5 million a year, or $310 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$140,000
$12
Rape
$180,000
$16
Robbery
$20,000
$2
Assault
$450,000
$40
Burglary
$56,000
$5
Theft
$310,000
$27
Vehicle theft
$48,000
$4
Arson
$5,900
$1
Vandalism
$140,000
$12
Total
$1.3 million
$119
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Flanders means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
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.
Schools in Flanders, NJ average a SchoolGrade of A-: 52% of students test proficient, against 39% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Flanders on SchoolGrade
