Leonardo, NJ Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The A- grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US city. Leonardo is in the 84th percentile for safety, meaning 16% of cities are safer and 84% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Leonardo's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Leonardo is 0.0282 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Leonardo generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Leonardo may be as high as 1 in 29,654 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 44,726 in the southwest part of the city.

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

How Leonardo's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Leonardo 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, Leonardo 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 Murder in Leonardo, NJ

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Leonardo about $226,184 in 2025, or roughly $53 per resident. This is part of Leonardo's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Leonardo, including every crime type and how Leonardo 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 Leonardo's crime maps on the Leonardo overall crime page.

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Individual Leonardo Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Belford, NJ	A	A+	B+	A
Atlantic Highlands, NJ	A-	A+	C+	A-
Port Monmouth, NJ	A+	A+	A-	A
Middletown, NJ	A	A+	B+	A
Highlands, NJ	B	A-	C-	B+
Fair Haven, NJ	B+	A+	C	A-
Rumson, NJ	A-	A	C+	B+
Keansburg, NJ	A-	B+	B-	A+
Red Bank, NJ	B	A	C-	A
Little Silver, NJ	A-	A-	B-	A

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Leonardo 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
Crewe, VA	D	D+	D+	D-
Delta, UT	D-	C-	C-	B
Delmont, PA	A-	A-	A-	B
Robbins, NC	D	C+	C+	D+
DeKalb, TX	D-	D-	D-	C+
Roberts, WI	A-	B	B	A-
Deer Park, IL	B	A	A	A-
Deer Lodge, MT	D+	D+	D+	B+
Deephaven, MN	D+	B	B	C+
Dearing, GA	B	C	C	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Leonardo, NJ average SchoolGrade of C-, with 33% actual proficiency versus 39% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Leonardo schools on SchoolGrade

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