Ocean County, NJ Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The A+ grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US county. Ocean County is in the 97th percentile for safety, meaning 3% of counties are safer and 97% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Ocean County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Ocean County is 0.0230 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Ocean County generally consider the southwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Ocean County may be as high as 1 in 26,584 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 95,069 in the southwest part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the north parts of Ocean County, NJ: about 7 per year. The southeast part of Ocean County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Ocean County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Ocean County 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, Ocean County 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 Ocean County, NJ

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Ocean County about $30,325,022 in 2025, or roughly $43 per resident. This is part of Ocean County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Ocean County, including every crime type and how Ocean County compares to other counties.

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 Ocean County's crime maps on the Ocean County overall crime page.

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Individual Ocean County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Ocean County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Ocean County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Monmouth County, NJ	A+	A+	B+	A+
Mercer County, NJ	A-	A-	B-	A
Burlington County, NJ	A+	A+	A-	A+
Middlesex County, NJ	A+	A+	B+	A
Atlantic County, NJ	A-	A-	B-	A+
Camden County, NJ	A	A-	B-	A
Bucks County, PA	A+	A+	A-	A-
Philadelphia County, PA	C+	C	C-	F
Gloucester County, NJ	A+	A+	A	A+
Montgomery County, PA	A	A+	B+	B-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Ocean County is lower versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Yolo County, CA	C	C-	C-	B-
St. Clair County, IL	B-	B-	B-	D+
Sacramento County, CA	C-	D	D	B+
Washington County, AR	D	D+	D+	C+
Wake County, NC	C	B	B	B
Sedgwick County, KS	D-	D-	D-	A
Seminole County, FL	A+	A	A	A+
Volusia County, FL	A+	A	A	A+
Pierce County, WA	D-	D+	D+	A
Virginia Beach City, VA	B-	A+	A+	D-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Ocean County, NJ average SchoolGrade of D+, with 29% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Ocean County schools on SchoolGrade

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