Yorktown, NJ Assault Rates and Assault Maps

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

The A- grade means the rate of assault is lower than the average US city. Yorktown is in the 79th percentile for safety, meaning 21% of cities are safer and 79% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Yorktown's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of assault in Yorktown is 0.8197 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Yorktown generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Yorktown may be as high as 1 in 1,075 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,532 in the southwest part of the city.

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

How Yorktown's Assault Rate Compares

The chart below compares the assault rate in Yorktown 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, Yorktown is safer 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 Yorktown, NJ

Assault is projected to cost the residents of Yorktown about $5,627 in 2025, or roughly $24 per resident. This is part of Yorktown's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Yorktown, including every crime type and how Yorktown 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 Yorktown's crime maps on the Yorktown overall crime page.

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Individual Yorktown Crime Maps & Stats

Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Woodstown, NJ	A+	A+	A-	A
Daretown, NJ	A+	A+	B+	A-
Portertown, NJ	A+	A+	A	A+
Marlton Heights, NJ	A+	A+	A	A+
Shirley, NJ	A	A	B	A-
Alloway, NJ	A+	A+	A-	A
Harrisonville, NJ	A+	A+	A-	A+
Sharptown, NJ	A+	A+	A+	A+
Lincoln, NJ	A+	A+	A+	A+
Penton, NJ	C+	C	D+	D+

Assault in City with Similar Populations

Yorktown is lower 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
Alluwe, OK	C-	B+	B+	A
Anderson, AK	F	F	F	F
Peru, MO	C-	D+	D+	D+
Pilot Mountain, TN	B-	D	D	D
Pikeville, AL	D	D+	D+	D
Pierrepont, NY	A+	B	B	B-
Pierpont, SD	D-	D+	D+	D+
Philomath, IN	A	A-	A-	A-
Pettigrew, AR	C-	D-	D-	D-
Petteway, TX	D+	B-	B-	B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Yorktown, NJ average SchoolGrade of D, with 27% actual proficiency versus 31% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Yorktown schools on SchoolGrade

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