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Safety in Milford · Not graded

What is recorded in Milford, and why there is no grade

For 2023–2025, the FBI has no crime figures for Milford itself, so it has no Safety Grade. Of the graded towns, Frenchtown is the closest, at A+.

Nearest with figures

The nearest New Jersey towns with a Safety Grade

TownGradeDistanceViolentProperty
FrenchtownA+4 mi0.22.9
Pohatcong TownshipC−6 mi0.439.4
AlphaA−7 mi0.66.5
Greenwich TownshipC+8 mi0.124.0
Franklin TownshipA8 mi0.43.0
PhillipsburgC+9 mi2.416.0

Straight-line distance from the center of Milford. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Milford.

Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

On the roads

One person died in crashes on Milford’s roads in 2019–2023

Milford had 1 fatal crash in five years, in which one person died.

That is about what is typical for New Jersey towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (4.9 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Milford’s size would see about 0 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Milford’s own rate (17.2) is context, not a ranking.

1
people died in crashes, 2019–2023
0
pedestrians among them
0
cyclists among them
17.2
per 100,000 a year · New Jersey towns of 2,500–5,000: 4.9

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.

Next door

Milford and its neighbors

Holland Township: not gradedBridgeton Township: not gradedAlexandria Township: not gradedHolland TownshipBridgeton TownshipAlexandria TownshipMilford
A rangeB rangeC rangeD rangeNot graded
TownGradeViolentProperty
Holland Township———
Alexandria Township———

Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Holland Township reported to the FBI for 2025 but not 2023 or 2024. Alexandria Township has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025.

How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.

How to read these numbers

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.
  • A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
  • 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 Milford

Is Milford, NJ safe?

There is no Safety Grade for Milford. Milford has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. The nearest New Jersey towns with a grade are Frenchtown (A+, 4 mi), Pohatcong Township (C−, 6 mi), Alpha (A−, 7 mi).

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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 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.