The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Little Falls, NJ: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$3.15 million

Cost of Crime™ for Little Falls, NJ

In 2025, crime will cost $521 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Little Falls 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 Little Falls, 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 Little Falls's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Little Falls sits in the 64th percentile, ahead of 64% of cities and behind 36%. The grade covers only Little Falls's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Little Falls is 19.73 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 28 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 70 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Little Falls, NJ report the most crime, about 81 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 6 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Little Falls, NJ

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Little Falls for 2025 is $3,149,971, about $237 per resident and $521 per household. That equals 0.4% 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): 32.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Little Falls Compared to Other Cities?

Little Falls, NJ:	$237
Englewood Cliffs, NJ:	$567
Pine Lake Park, NJ:	$68
New Jersey:	$240
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Little Falls is $237 per year, which is $227 less than the national average and $3 less than New Jersey's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Little Falls:

In Englewood Cliffs, NJ, crime costs $567 per person, which is $330 more than in Little Falls.
In Pine Lake Park, NJ, crime costs $68 per person, which is $169 less than in Little Falls

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Little Falls	Cost per Little Falls Resident
Murder	$740,682	$56
Rape/Sexual Assault	$202,325	$15
Robbery	$165,377	$12
Assault	$373,042	$28
Kidnapping	$23,705	$2
Vehicle Theft	$372,466	$28
Burglary	$173,184	$13
Theft	$848,558	$64
Arson	$12,321	$1
Vandalism	$131,941	$10
Animal Cruelty	$1,123	$0
Drug Crimes	$53,258	$4
Identity Theft	$51,988	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$3,149,971	$237

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Little Falls, 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 Little Falls totals $6,062,174 ($456 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $9,212,145 ($693 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 northwest 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 Little Falls has 2, do the same, and of Little Falls's 13,297 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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Little Falls 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 Little Falls residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.9769
Robbery	0.3954
Rape	0.2510
Murder	0.0296
Total Violent Crime	1.653 (A)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	12.32
Vehicle Theft	1.809
Burglary	1.436
Arson	0.0384
Total Property Crime	15.61 (C-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0294
Drug Crimes	0.5415
Vandalism	1.389
Identity Theft	0.5051
Animal Cruelty	0.0114
Total "Other" Rate	2.476 (A)

Individual Little Falls Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Cedar Grove, NJ	A	A+	B+
Woodland Park, NJ	C+	B	D+
Totowa, NJ	C	B	D
North Caldwell, NJ	A+	A+	A-
Upper Montclair, NJ	A	A+	B
Verona, NJ	A-	A+	B
Clifton, NJ	B	B	C
Brookdale, NJ	A-	A	C+
Fairfield, NJ	C-	B	D-
Caldwell, NJ	A	A+	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Little Falls 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
Joppatowne, MD	C	D+	D+
Spring Grove, PA	A+	A+	A+
Splendora, TX	C+	C	C
Spencer, IA	C+	B-	B-
Smithville, MO	B	B	B
Silver Firs, WA	B	A	A
Signal Mountain, TN	C-	C+	C+
Shelby, OH	B	B	B
Sellersville, PA	A	A+	A+
Kewanee, IL	C	D+	D+

Considering only the crime rate, Little Falls is as safe as 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 Little Falls, NJ average SchoolGrade of C+, with 38% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Little Falls schools on SchoolGrade

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