Lodi sits close to the middle of U.S. towns for reported crime
Overall, Lodi grades B− for safety (#243 of 342 graded towns in New Jersey): close to the middle of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported to the FBI in 2023–2025.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of NJ” is every other New Jersey city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Lodi
3 of the 6 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 6 New Jersey towns on Lodi’s borders, 6 have a Safety Grade: Hasbrouck Heights (A), Saddle Brook Township (B), Rochelle Park Township (B−), Garfield (C+), Hackensack (C), South Hackensack Township (D). Neighbors ↓
Among New Jersey towns, lower
New Jersey’s cities and towns report less crime than most states’, so Lodi’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 29% of the 342 New Jersey towns we grade, against 48% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Lodi’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Violent crime holds Lodi’s grade up; property crime pulls it down. Its property rate (13.1) is below the FBI’s national estimate (17.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Violent crime, by year and by type
Lodi’s police reported 126 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.6 per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.1 in the rest of New Jersey and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
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| Year | Lodi | Rest of New Jersey | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
For every 1,000 residents, about 12 property crimes reported
And about 2 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
Reported crime is steady
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of New Jersey.
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| Year | Lodi property | Rest of New Jersey property | Lodi violent | Rest of New Jersey violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 13.9 | 14.8 | 1.3 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 |
| 2025 | 11.9 | 12.6 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
363 crimes reported in 2025
50 violent and 313 property, as reported to the FBI by Lodi’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
Five people died in crashes on Lodi’s roads in 2019–2023
Lodi had 4 fatal crashes in five years, in which five people died; 1 was a pedestrian. 2 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is about what is typical for New Jersey towns of 25,000–100,000 people: at their median rate (5.8 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Lodi’s size would see about 8 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Lodi’s own rate (3.8) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Lodi and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lodi | B− | 1.6 | 13.1 |
| Garfield | C+ | 1.7 | 16.8 |
| Hasbrouck Heights | A | 0.2 | 4.4 |
| Saddle Brook Township | B | 0.3 | 12.2 |
| South Hackensack Township | D | 4.6 | 27.5 |
| Rochelle Park Township | B− | 1.2 | 12.7 |
| Hackensack | C | 2.4 | 20.9 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
New Jersey towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lodi | B− | 1.6 | 13.1 |
| Barnegat Township | A | 0.9 | 2.2 |
| Ridgewood | A− | 0.4 | 5.6 |
| Cliffside Park | B+ | 0.9 | 6.7 |
| Maplewood Township | B | 0.6 | 11.7 |
| Carteret | C+ | 2.4 | 11.9 |
The five graded New Jersey towns closest to Lodi’s population (26,187), by grade.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Lodi. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Lodi’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (26,385 in 2025); our figure for Lodi is 26,187 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Lodi
Is Lodi, NJ safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Lodi reports more crime per resident than 52% of U.S. towns, a B− Safety Grade and #243 of 342 in New Jersey. Its police reported 1.6 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.1 in the rest of New Jersey and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Lodi?
1.6 violent and 13.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of New Jersey reports 2.1 and 13.8; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Lodi?
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in Lodi in 2025?
Lodi’s police reported 0 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 0.0 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Lodi safer than Garfield?
Garfield reports more crime per resident than Lodi: Garfield grades C+ for safety and Lodi B−. Garfield’s police reported 1.7 violent and 16.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Lodi?
Lodi’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Lodi”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.