Pompton Lakes, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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

  • There were 75 total crimes committed in Pompton Lakes the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 689.7 total crimes per 100K people in Pompton Lakes.
  • The overall crime rate in Pompton Lakes is -70.33% below the national average.
  • Pompton Lakes ranks #158 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Pompton Lakes ranks #2,600 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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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 689.7 per 100,000 people. That's -70.33% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -49.05% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Pompton Lakes
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 75 689.7 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 6 55.2 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 9 82.8 195.4 369.8
Burglary 5 46.0 146.2 269.8
Larceny 59 542.5 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 18.4 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 66 606.9 1,158.2 1,954.4

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 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Pompton Lakes

9
Violent Crimes
82.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-77.62%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in Pompton Lakes in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Pompton Lakes is 82.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,208.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Pompton Lakes each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -77.62% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -57.64% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Pompton Lakes

66
Property Crimes
606.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-68.95%
Below The National Average
  • There were 66 property crimes in Pompton Lakes in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Pompton Lakes is 606.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 164.8 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 -68.95% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -47.60% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 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 12,616 60 475.6 443.9 31.7
Wanaque, NJ 11,089 32 288.6 252.5 36.1
Lincoln Park, NJ 10,904 78 715.3 678.7 36.7
Franklin Lakes, NJ 10,899 117 1,073.5 1,055.1 18.4
Kinnelon, NJ 9,983 31 310.5 310.5 0.0
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
Butler, NJ 8,203 41 499.8 487.6 12.2
Bloomingdale, NJ 7,616 28 367.6 302.0 65.7
Riverdale, NJ 4,105 78 1,900.1 1,875.8 24.4

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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