What the figures say about crime in Upper Greenwood Lake, NJ
Upper Greenwood Lake has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. The nearest town with a Safety Grade is West Milford Township, 5 miles away, graded A. The surrounding 10 miles hold 3 graded places to compare with.
The nearest New Jersey towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Milford Township | A | 5 mi | 0.8 | 2.9 |
| Vernon Township | A+ | 6 mi | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Ringwood | A+ | 8 mi | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Hardyston Township | A | 10 mi | 0.4 | 2.4 |
| Hamburg | B+ | 10 mi | 1.9 | 4.0 |
| Bloomingdale | A | 11 mi | 1.0 | 2.6 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Upper Greenwood Lake. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Upper Greenwood Lake.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Two people died in crashes on Upper Greenwood Lake’s roads in 2019–2023
Upper Greenwood Lake had 2 fatal crashes in five years, in which two people 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 Upper Greenwood Lake’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Upper Greenwood Lake’s own rate (12.1) 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.
Upper Greenwood Lake and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Milford Township | A | 0.8 | 2.9 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
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 Upper Greenwood Lake
Is Upper Greenwood Lake, NJ safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Upper Greenwood Lake. The nearest New Jersey towns with a grade are West Milford Township (A, 5 mi), Vernon Township (A+, 6 mi), Ringwood (A+, 8 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.