Dover Heights, Toms River, NJ Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Dover Heights in green. The most dangerous areas in Dover Heights 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 Dover Heights, Toms River, NJ Safe?

The A+ grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US neighborhood. Dover Heights is in the 94th percentile for safety, meaning 6% of neighborhoods are safer and 94% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Dover Heights's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Dover Heights is 0.0147 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Dover Heights generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Dover Heights may be as high as 1 in 57,758 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 91,795 in the southwest part of the neighborhood. See the section on interpreting the murder map, however, because comparing rates for murder or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the northwest parts of Dover Heights, Toms River, NJ: about 0 per year. The southwest part of Dover Heights has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

When looking at the murder map for Dover Heights, remember that the rate of murder per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the north part of the neighborhood. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the murder rate map do not always indicate danger for Dover Heights residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Dover Heights has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Dover Heights has 0, have the same problem. Of Dover Heights’s 2,923 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Dover Heights Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All murder rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Dover Heights residents in a standard year.

Individual Dover Heights Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Dover Heights is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Dover Heights.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
West Osbornsville, Brick, NJ	A+	A+	A+	A
Arrowhead Park, Brick, NJ	A+	A+	A+	A-
Barnegat Pines, Forked River, NJ	A+	A+	A+	A+
Point Pleasant Manor, Brick, NJ	A+	A+	A+	A
Downtown Neptune City, Neptune City, NJ	A	A	B+	A
Berkley Estates, Neptune, NJ	A+	A+	A	A+
Creighton Village, Old Bridge, NJ	A+	A+	A	A-
Ravine Gardens, Matawan, NJ	A+	A+	A	A
Southwood, Old Bridge, NJ	A+	A+	A+	A+
North Middletown, Middletown, NJ	A+	A+	A+	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Dover Heights is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Downtown Belle Glade, Belle Glade, FL	C	D	D	C-
Woodlawn Court, Hattiesburg, MS	B	A+	A+	C+
Arnold Heights, Lincoln, NE	B+	A-	A-	B+
Bellalago, Kissimmee, FL	A+	A	A	B-
Towson Park, Towson, MD	F	B-	B-	B
Town and Country Manor, Milwaukee, WI	D	D	D	B+
Orchard, Oxnard, CA	B	B-	B-	C+
North End, Phillipsburg, NJ	A	A+	A+	A
Menomonee River Hills East, Milwaukee, WI	D+	D-	D-	B-
Downtown Pomona, Pomona, CA	D	D	D	C

Considering only the murder rate, Dover Heights is safer than the New Jersey state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Dover Heights, Toms River, NJ average SchoolGrade of D, with 28% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Dover Heights schools on SchoolGrade

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