Franklin Lakes, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Franklin Lakes, NJ Summary

Crime in Franklin Lakes research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Franklin Lakes over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Franklin Lakes:

  • There were 117 total crimes committed in Franklin Lakes the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,073.5 total crimes per 100K people in Franklin Lakes.
  • The overall crime rate in Franklin Lakes is -53.81% below the national average.
  • Franklin Lakes ranks #261 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Franklin Lakes ranks #3,998 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Franklin Lakes Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Franklin Lakes is 1,073.5 per 100,000 people. That's -53.81% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -20.69% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Franklin Lakes
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 117 1,073.5 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 18.4 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 2 18.4 195.4 369.8
Burglary 20 183.5 146.2 269.8
Larceny 72 660.6 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 23 211.0 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 115 1,055.1 1,158.2 1,954.4

Franklin Lakes Crime Compared To New Jersey Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in New Jersey.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Franklin Lakes

2
Violent Crimes
18.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-95.04%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Franklin Lakes in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Franklin Lakes is 18.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 5,449.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Franklin Lakes each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -95.04% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -90.61% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Franklin Lakes

115
Property Crimes
1,055.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-46.01%
Below The National Average
  • There were 115 property crimes in Franklin Lakes in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Franklin Lakes is 1,055.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 94.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Franklin Lakes each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -46.01% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -8.90% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Franklin Lakes

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Hawthorne, NJ 19,163 160 834.9 814.1 20.9
Ramsey, NJ 14,621 110 752.3 718.1 34.2
Oakland, NJ 12,616 60 475.6 443.9 31.7
Lincoln Park, NJ 10,904 78 715.3 678.7 36.7
Pompton Lakes, NJ 10,875 75 689.7 606.9 82.8
Waldwick, NJ 10,055 33 328.2 308.3 19.9
Haledon, NJ 8,848 168 1,898.7 1,876.1 22.6
North Haledon, NJ 8,788 39 443.8 409.6 34.1
Midland Park, NJ 6,930 36 519.5 461.8 57.7
Allendale, NJ 6,751 48 711.0 696.2 14.8

Franklin Lakes SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
10
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
9
Amenities
8
Education
10
Commute
4
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