The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Lincoln Park, NJ
Lincoln Park is a borough of 11,200 in Morris County, about 20 miles northwest of Midtown Manhattan · Updated November 2026
Is Lincoln Park, NJ safe?
Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Lincoln Park has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 82% of Americans live. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A+ against A. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A; see the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 941 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
82% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Lincoln Park as a whole, and 18% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Lincoln Park scores 941.
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 Lincoln Park, NJ at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Lincoln 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 in Lincoln Park
Thefts are uncommon. Lincoln Park has thefts at a small fraction of the US rate: 3.8 a year per 1,000 residents, against 13.1 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Lincoln Park
Every part of Lincoln Park where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Lincoln Park run from A+ to A; every part of Lincoln Park 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 Lincoln Park, the northwest side has the least crime and the southeast side the most.
Is crime going up in Lincoln Park?
Reported property crime in Lincoln Park 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 4.6 to 6.2 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 21%.
Property crime, change since 2019
Lincoln ParkUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Lincoln Park. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Lincoln Park
Property, US
2016
+59%
+15%
2017
+53%
+12%
2018
+29%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-3%
-8%
2021
+25%
-10%
2022
+49%
-6%
2023
+71%
-7%
2024
+35%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Lincoln Park
CrimeGrade™ estimates Lincoln Park has about 9.4 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 75% less than the US as a whole and 66% 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 is the most common crime in Lincoln Park, about 41% of everything reported, and it also accounts for the largest share of what crime costs here.
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 Lincoln Park compares with nearby cities
Of the 10 cities closest to Lincoln Park, 6 have less crime. Towaco and Fairfield have the least.
Empty homes, shops and walkability in Lincoln Park
Two things set Lincoln Park apart: it has 1.5% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 6.1 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally. 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.1.5% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 98% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.6.1 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 87% 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. 91% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (10 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 74% 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.5% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 73% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.1.1 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 72% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.31 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 68% 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 Lincoln Park
Crime costs Lincoln Park about $244 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 80% 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 $2.4 million a year, or $213 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$110,000
$10
Rape
$66,000
$6
Robbery
$20,000
$2
Assault
$220,000
$19
Burglary
$190,000
$17
Theft
$220,000
$20
Vehicle theft
$100,000
$9
Arson
$3,100
under $1
Vandalism
$73,000
$7
Total
$1.0 million
$90
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 Lincoln Park 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. Lincoln 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.
Schools in Lincoln Park, NJ average a SchoolGrade of A: 56% of students test proficient, against 42% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in Lincoln Park on SchoolGrade
