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

A-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B+
Property Crime Grade	C+
Other Crime Grade	A+

Which crimes are included?

$412,506

Cost of Crime™ for Harding Lakes, NJ

In 2025, crime will cost $591 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Harding 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 Harding 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 Harding Lakes's combined rate is lower than the norm. Harding Lakes sits in the 78th percentile, ahead of 78% of cities and behind 22%. The grade covers only Harding Lakes's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Harding Lakes is 15.87 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 49 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 110 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Harding Lakes, NJ report the most crime, about 7 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Harding Lakes, NJ

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Harding Lakes for 2025 is $412,506, about $215 per resident and $591 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.0%

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

Harding Lakes, NJ:	$215
Englewood Cliffs, NJ:	$567
Pine Lake Park, NJ:	$68
New Jersey:	$240
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Harding Lakes is $215 per year, which is $249 less than the national average and $24 less than New Jersey's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Harding Lakes:

In Englewood Cliffs, NJ, crime costs $567 per person, which is $352 more than in Harding Lakes.
In Pine Lake Park, NJ, crime costs $68 per person, which is $148 less than in Harding Lakes

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Harding Lakes	Cost per Harding Lakes Resident
Murder	$104,183	$54
Rape/Sexual Assault	$27,214	$14
Robbery	$21,795	$11
Assault	$81,061	$42
Kidnapping	$10,006	$5
Vehicle Theft	$18,431	$10
Burglary	$25,564	$13
Theft	$95,555	$50
Arson	$1,968	$1
Vandalism	$15,146	$8
Animal Cruelty	$182	$0
Drug Crimes	$6,517	$3
Identity Theft	$4,882	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$412,506	$215

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Harding 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 Harding Lakes totals $853,074 ($445 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,265,580 ($661 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 south 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 Harding Lakes's 1,915 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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Harding 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 Harding Lakes residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.474
Robbery	0.3618
Rape	0.2344
Murder	0.0289
Total Violent Crime	2.099 (B+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	9.635
Vehicle Theft	0.6216
Burglary	1.472
Arson	0.0426
Total Property Crime	11.77 (C+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0862
Drug Crimes	0.4601
Vandalism	1.107
Identity Theft	0.3294
Animal Cruelty	0.0129
Total "Other" Rate	1.996 (A+)

Individual Harding Lakes Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
English Creek, NJ	C+	B+	D+
Mays Landing, NJ	A	B+	B
Clover Leaf Lakes, NJ	A-	A-	B
Clarktown, NJ	A+	B+	A
Weymouth, NJ	B	B	C
Laureldale, NJ	C+	A-	D+
Dorothy, NJ	A+	A	A
Mizpah, NJ	A-	B	B
Estell Manor, NJ	A+	A-	A+
Milmay, NJ	A	A	B

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Harding 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
Belmont, WI	C	C-	C-
Blanch, NC	D-	D-	D-
Northfield, CT	B+	A	A
Rural Valley, PA	A	A-	A-
Rosendale, WI	A+	A+	A+
Rosebud, TX	D+	D	D
Potter Valley, CA	C-	D-	D-
Poland, IN	A-	A-	A-
Pearl City, IL	A	A	A
Paris, VA	B+	A-	A-

Considering only the crime rate, Harding 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 Harding Lakes, NJ average SchoolGrade of D-, with 23% actual proficiency versus 25% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Harding Lakes schools on SchoolGrade

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