Wantage, NJ Arson Rates and Arson Maps

Crime Grade's arson map shows the safest places in Wantage in green. The most dangerous areas in Wantage are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Wantage, NJ Safe from Arson?

The A+ grade means the rate of arson is much lower than the average US city. Wantage is in the 97th percentile for safety, meaning 3% of cities are safer and 97% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Wantage's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of arson in Wantage is 0.0399 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Wantage generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of arson in Wantage may be as high as 1 in 21,500 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 38,803 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more arson occurs in the east parts of Wantage, NJ: about 0 per year. The north part of Wantage has fewer cases of arson with only 0 in a typical year.

How Wantage's Arson Rate Compares

The chart below compares the arson rate in Wantage to the New Jersey state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the arson rate, Wantage is as safe as the New Jersey state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Arson in Wantage, NJ

Arson is projected to cost the residents of Wantage about $10,089 in 2025, or roughly $1 per resident. This is part of Wantage's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Wantage, including every crime type and how Wantage compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Arson Map

Remember that arson rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Wantage's crime maps on the Wantage overall crime page.

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Individual Wantage Crime Maps & Stats

Arson Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of arson in Wantage is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Wantage.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Arson Crime Grade
Sussex, NJ	A	B+	B+	A+
Colesville, NJ	A+	A+	A	A+
Pellettown, NJ	A+	A+	A	A+
Mount Salem, NJ	A+	A+	A	A+
Hamburg, NJ	A+	A+	A-	A+
Vernon, NJ	A+	A+	A-	A+
Augusta, NJ	A+	A+	A+	A+
Glenwood, NJ	A+	A+	A	A+
Branchville, NJ	A	A+	B	A+
Franklin, NJ	A	A	B	A+

Arson in City with Similar Populations

Wantage is lower versus other cities of the same size for arson. The table below compares arson in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Arson Crime Grade
Walnut Cove, NC	C-	D+	D+	D
Countryside, VA	B+	A+	A+	A
Coventry, CT	A-	A+	A+	A
Covington, VA	D+	D	D	B-
Craig, CO	D-	D-	D-	F
Creedmoor, NC	C	C-	C-	C-
Crestline, CA	D+	D	D	F
Creswell, OR	C-	B-	B-	F
Cross Lanes, WV	B	B-	B-	C+
Crownsville, MD	A-	A-	A-	B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Wantage, NJ average SchoolGrade of C, with 37% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Wantage schools on SchoolGrade

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