Cape May Point, NJ Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Cape May Point in green. The most dangerous areas in Cape May Point 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 Cape May Point, NJ Safe from Murder?

The A- grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US city. Cape May Point is in the 81st percentile for safety, meaning 19% of cities are safer and 81% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Cape May Point's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Cape May Point is 0.0309 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Cape May Point generally consider the north part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Cape May Point may be as high as 1 in 32,608 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 32,628 in the north part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the south parts of Cape May Point, NJ: about 0 per year. The northeast part of Cape May Point has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Cape May Point's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Cape May Point 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 murder rate, Cape May Point 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 Murder in Cape May Point, NJ

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Cape May Point about $18,244 in 2025, or roughly $58 per resident. This is part of Cape May Point's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Cape May Point, including every crime type and how Cape May Point compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder 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 Cape May Point's crime maps on the Cape May Point overall crime page.

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Individual Cape May Point Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Cape May Point is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Cape May Point.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
West Cape May, NJ	C	C+	D+	B-
North Cape May, NJ	A+	B-	A+	A+
Cold Spring, NJ	B+	C	B-	B+
Cape May, NJ	B+	C	C+	A
Wildwood Gables, NJ	B+	D+	B-	B+
Villas, NJ	A	C	B+	A
Wildwood Crest, NJ	B+	D+	B-	B-
Rio Grande, NJ	A-	C	B	A
Wildwood, NJ	D+	D	D	B-
West Wildwood, NJ	B+	C	C	B+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Cape May Point is lower versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Nordman, ID	C-	C	C	C
Mc Intyre, PA	A+	B+	B+	B-
McClures Bend, TN	C	C+	C+	B
McCoysburg, IN	B+	A	A	A-
McGrath, AK	F	F	F	F
McLeod, LA	D+	D+	D+	D-
New Prospect, WI	A	A	A	B+
Newby, OK	D-	B+	B+	D+
Nobob, KY	B-	A	A	C
Maynard, TX	C-	C+	C+	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Cape May Point, NJ average SchoolGrade of C, with 37% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Cape May Point schools on SchoolGrade

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