Crime in Little Falls, New Jersey
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in Little Falls at 75% below the U.S. rate per resident: 79% lower for persons crimes and 73% lower for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 8.2% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving Little Falls. Where an agency didn't report to the FBI, its totals are estimated from its past reports or similar agencies.
- The model estimates about 4.4 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (0.6 violent, 3.8 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, Little Falls is lower than 90% of the 364 other New Jersey places and 90% of the 8,446 other places nationwide on CrimeMetric.
Where these numbers come from
The estimates start from what police agencies report to the FBI, modeled across Little Falls's 8 census block groups for 15,770 residents. How New Jersey residents' crime totals reach the FBI: detailed incident reports for 79.1%, summary counts only for 14.7% and estimates from past reports or similar agencies for 6.2% (shares of 2020 residents). Sources · Method
- Year: many show an agency's last full FBI year (often two years back). These figures are the model's estimate for the current year, release 2026-11-10.
- Crimes counted: some add simple assault, vandalism or drug offenses to "violent" or "property" crime; here major crime is persons plus property crime, and social disorder is separate.
- Area: an agency's totals cover its jurisdiction, which can differ from the city's limits; these are summed over the block groups inside Little Falls.
- Scale: a grade or a 1-to-100 score ranks places against each other; a rate per 1,000 residents and an index against the U.S. rate don't.
Rates are the model's estimates of reported crime per 1,000 residents a year. Index: 100 is the U.S. rate per resident; 200 is twice it. How we calculated this
How crime varies across Little Falls
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 17 and 31.
- 0–5089.5%
- 50–10010.5%
- 100–2000.0%
- 200–4000.0%
- 400+0.0%
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Every crime type in Little Falls is near or below the U.S. rate
Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live
Property crimes
Social disorder
Highest on weeknights
100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.
Expected major crime fell 8.2% in a year; across New Jersey it fell 10.2%
Change in the model's expected crimes, not a count of reports; New Jersey in gray. 2031 is a model projection, not tested against past years.
Little Falls against U.S. places with 10,000 to 25,000 residents
2,217 of the 2,480 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Little Falls's, and 180 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 67. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
Little Falls's major-crime index is lower than 6 and within 15% of 2 of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, Singac (1 mi), is within 15% of Little Falls's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in Little Falls
Is Little Falls safe?
Little Falls's major-crime index is 26, 75% below the U.S. rate per resident and lower than 90% of the 364 other New Jersey places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 79% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 73% below the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in Little Falls?
The model expects about 69 major crimes a year in Little Falls, about 4.4 per 1,000 residents, 75% below the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in Little Falls?
Expected major crimes in Little Falls are down 8.2% from a year earlier; across New Jersey they're down 10.2%.
What are the most common crimes in Little Falls?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are other larceny (about 24 a year), theft from vehicle (about 13 a year) and shoplifting (about 11 a year).
Are car break-ins common in Little Falls?
The model expects about 13 thefts from vehicles a year in Little Falls, 70% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in Little Falls?
The model expects about 6 motor vehicle thefts a year in Little Falls, 77% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Is Little Falls safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 29 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 25 at its highest in the daytime; 100 is the U.S. rate for the same hours. That's a citywide estimate per resident for those hours: it can't speak to a particular street, venue or evening. For one address, use the address lookup on this page.
Is crime in Little Falls higher than the New Jersey average?
Little Falls's major-crime index is 26, 67% below the New Jersey rate per resident. New Jersey as a whole is 78, where 100 is the U.S. rate.
How does crime in Little Falls compare with Singac?
Singac, 1 mile away, has a major-crime index of 28, within 15% of Little Falls's rate per resident. Little Falls's is 26.
How we calculated this
Each police agency's crimes, as reported to the FBI or estimated where it didn't report, are spread across the census block groups it serves using population, jobs, points of interest and, where available, local incident records. Little Falls's figures add up its 8 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- Little Falls has no published incident records in our data, so its estimate relies on agency totals and neighborhood characteristics.
- Rates are per resident, so places where many people work or visit but few live, such as downtowns, airports and stadiums, can read high.
- Disorderly conduct and trespassing are modeled, because the FBI records them only through arrests.
- Residents: 15,770. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in Little Falls, New Jersey." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/nj/little-falls
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