Franklin Lakes, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

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 on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Franklin Lakes:

  • There were 45 total crimes committed in Franklin Lakes in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 400.0 total crimes per 100K people in Franklin Lakes.
  • The overall crime rate in Franklin Lakes is -81.13% below the national average.
  • Franklin Lakes ranks #74 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • Franklin Lakes ranks #1,724 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live 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 400.0 per 100,000 people. That's -81.13% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -75.69% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Franklin Lakes
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 45 400.0 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 2 17.8 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 3 26.7 217.7 359.0
Burglary 12 106.7 145.3 229.0
Larceny 29 257.8 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 1 8.9 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 42 373.3 1,427.3 1,760.0

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 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Franklin Lakes

3
Violent Crimes
26.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-92.57%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in Franklin Lakes in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Franklin Lakes is 26.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 3,750.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Franklin Lakes each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -92.57% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -87.75% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Franklin Lakes

42
Property Crimes
373.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-78.79%
Below The National Average
  • There were 42 property crimes in Franklin Lakes in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Franklin Lakes is 373.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 267.9 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 -78.79% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -73.85% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 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 19,899 178 894.5 869.4 25.1
Ramsey, NJ 15,009 155 1,032.7 1,012.7 20.0
Oakland, NJ 12,944 48 370.8 339.9 30.9
Lincoln Park, NJ 11,211 70 624.4 606.5 17.8
Pompton Lakes, NJ 10,851 44 405.5 396.3 9.2
Waldwick, NJ 10,332 38 367.8 348.4 19.4
Haledon, NJ 8,848 168 1,898.7 1,876.1 22.6
North Haledon, NJ 8,732 30 343.6 286.3 57.3
Midland Park, NJ 7,110 50 703.2 661.0 42.2
Allendale, NJ 6,926 8 115.5 115.5 0.0

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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