Merchantville, NJ Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Merchantville in green. The most dangerous areas in Merchantville 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 Merchantville, NJ Safe from Assault?

The C grade means the rate of assault is slightly higher than the average US city. Merchantville is in the 40th percentile for safety, meaning 60% of cities are safer and 40% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Merchantville's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of assault in Merchantville is 2.072 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Merchantville generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Merchantville may be as high as 1 in 383 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 633 in the east part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the northeast parts of Merchantville, NJ: about 12 per year. The north part of Merchantville has fewer cases of assault with only 3 in a typical year.

How Merchantville's Assault Rate Compares

The chart below compares the assault rate in Merchantville 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 assault rate, Merchantville is less safe than 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 Assault in Merchantville, NJ

Assault is projected to cost the residents of Merchantville about $1,380,428 in 2025, or roughly $60 per resident. This is part of Merchantville's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Merchantville, including every crime type and how Merchantville compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Assault Map

Remember that assault 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 Merchantville's crime maps on the Merchantville overall crime page.

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Individual Merchantville Crime Maps & Stats

Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of assault in Merchantville is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Merchantville.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Pennsauken, NJ	B	C-	C	C-
Golden Triangle, NJ	D+	C	D-	C-
Cherry Hill Mall, NJ	B	A-	C	B+
Collingswood, NJ	B+	B	C	C+
Camden, NJ	C-	D	D	D
Maple Shade, NJ	A-	A	B-	B+
Woodlynne, NJ	C	D+	D+	D
Oaklyn, NJ	B-	C+	C-	C
Cherry Hill, NJ	B+	A	C+	A-
Haddonfield, NJ	A-	A+	B-	A

Assault in City with Similar Populations

Merchantville is similar versus other cities of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Acton, MA	A	A	A	A-
Youngsville, NC	B	A-	A-	B+
World Golf Village, FL	A+	A+	A+	A-
Windermere, FL	A+	A+	A+	B+
Willow Spring, NC	B-	B	B	B-
West Carson, CA	C-	D+	D+	D+
Wendell, NC	B-	B-	B-	C+
Capitol Heights, MD	D	F	F	D
Canfield, OH	B	B	B	A-
Candler-McAfee, GA	D-	F	F	F

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Merchantville, NJ average SchoolGrade of F, with 15% actual proficiency versus 24% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Merchantville schools on SchoolGrade

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