Pompton Lakes, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Pompton Lakes, NJ Summary

Crime in Pompton Lakes research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Pompton 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 Pompton Lakes:

  • There were 44 total crimes committed in Pompton Lakes in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 405.5 total crimes per 100K people in Pompton Lakes.
  • The overall crime rate in Pompton Lakes is -80.87% below the national average.
  • Pompton Lakes ranks #75 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • Pompton Lakes ranks #1,746 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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Pompton Lakes Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Pompton Lakes is 405.5 per 100,000 people. That's -80.87% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -75.35% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Pompton Lakes
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 44 405.5 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 1 9.2 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 0 0.0 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 1 9.2 217.7 359.0
Burglary 0 0.0 145.3 229.0
Larceny 41 377.8 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 2 18.4 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 43 396.3 1,427.3 1,760.0

Pompton 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 Pompton Lakes

1
Violent Crimes
9.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-97.43%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 violent crimes in Pompton Lakes in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Pompton Lakes is 9.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 10,851.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Pompton Lakes each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -97.43% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -95.77% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Pompton Lakes

43
Property Crimes
396.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-77.48%
Below The National Average
  • There were 43 property crimes in Pompton Lakes in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Pompton Lakes is 396.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 252.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Pompton Lakes each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -77.48% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -72.24% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Pompton Lakes

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Oakland, NJ 12,944 48 370.8 339.9 30.9
Franklin Lakes, NJ 11,251 45 400.0 373.3 26.7
Wanaque, NJ 11,213 25 223.0 187.3 35.7
Lincoln Park, NJ 11,211 70 624.4 606.5 17.8
Kinnelon, NJ 10,250 37 361.0 351.2 9.8
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
Butler, NJ 8,346 45 539.2 503.2 35.9
Bloomingdale, NJ 7,711 39 505.8 350.1 155.6

Pompton Lakes SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
7
Diversity
8.5
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
5
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