The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Franklin Lakes, NJ: Crime Maps and Statistics

A+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A+
Property Crime Grade	A-
Other Crime Grade	A+

Which crimes are included?

$1.76 million

Cost of Crime™ for Franklin Lakes, NJ

In 2025, crime will cost $446 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Franklin Lakes 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 Franklin Lakes, NJ Safe?

The A+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Franklin Lakes's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Franklin Lakes sits in the 93rd percentile, ahead of 93% of cities and behind 7%. The grade covers only Franklin Lakes's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Franklin Lakes is 11.12 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 73 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 116 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Franklin Lakes, NJ report the most crime, about 27 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 4 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Franklin Lakes, NJ

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Franklin Lakes for 2025 is $1,755,407, about $151 per resident and $446 per household. That equals 0.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.5%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Franklin Lakes Compared to Other Cities?

Franklin Lakes, NJ:	$151
Englewood Cliffs, NJ:	$567
Pine Lake Park, NJ:	$68
New Jersey:	$240
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Franklin Lakes is $151 per year, which is $314 less than the national average and $89 less than New Jersey's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Franklin Lakes:

In Englewood Cliffs, NJ, crime costs $567 per person, which is $417 more than in Franklin Lakes.
In Pine Lake Park, NJ, crime costs $68 per person, which is $83 less than in Franklin Lakes

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Franklin Lakes	Cost per Franklin Lakes Resident
Murder	$382,828	$33
Rape/Sexual Assault	$190,771	$16
Robbery	$134,429	$12
Assault	$178,064	$15
Kidnapping	$29,477	$3
Vehicle Theft	$214,565	$18
Burglary	$90,419	$8
Theft	$347,391	$30
Arson	$11,416	$1
Vandalism	$72,933	$6
Animal Cruelty	$1,031	$0
Drug Crimes	$72,787	$6
Identity Theft	$29,295	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$1,755,407	$151

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Franklin Lakes, 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 Franklin Lakes totals $3,574,492 ($307 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $5,329,899 ($457 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 north 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, of which Franklin Lakes has 1, do the same, and of Franklin Lakes's 11,659 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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Franklin Lakes 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 Franklin Lakes residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.5318
Robbery	0.3666
Rape	0.2699
Murder	0.0175
Total Violent Crime	1.186 (A+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	5.753
Vehicle Theft	1.188
Burglary	0.8550
Arson	0.0405
Total Property Crime	7.837 (A-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0417
Drug Crimes	0.8440
Vandalism	0.8756
Identity Theft	0.3246
Animal Cruelty	0.0120
Total "Other" Rate	2.098 (A+)

Individual Franklin Lakes Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Oakland, NJ	A	A+	B+
Wyckoff, NJ	A	A+	B
North Haledon, NJ	B+	A-	C+
Midland Park, NJ	C+	A	D+
Pompton Lakes, NJ	B+	A	C+
Allendale, NJ	A-	A	B-
Waldwick, NJ	A	A+	B
Hawthorne, NJ	B	B-	C
Wayne, NJ	B	A+	C
Ramsey, NJ	B+	A+	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Franklin Lakes is lower 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
Lansing, KS	C-	C	C
Queensbury, NY	A	B+	B+
Progress, PA	C	B-	B-
Pleasant View, UT	C+	B+	B+
Playa Del Rey, CA	C-	C-	C-
Plantsville, CT	B+	A+	A+
Madras, OR	D	D+	D+
Lumberton, NJ	A+	A+	A+
Lincoln City, OR	F	D	D
Lexington, NE	D-	C-	C-

Considering only the crime rate, Franklin Lakes is safer 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 Franklin Lakes, NJ average SchoolGrade of B-, with 40% actual proficiency versus 47% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Franklin Lakes schools on SchoolGrade

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