The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Northfield, NJ: Crime Maps and Statistics

B+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B+
Property Crime Grade	C
Other Crime Grade	A

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$1.97 million

Cost of Crime™ for Northfield, NJ

In 2025, crime will cost $534 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Northfield with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Northfield, NJ Safe?

The B+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Northfield's combined rate is lower than the norm. Northfield sits in the 70th percentile, ahead of 70% of cities and behind 30%. The grade covers only Northfield's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Northfield is 17.95 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 25 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 82 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Northfield, NJ report the most crime, about 37 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Northfield, NJ

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Northfield for 2025 is $1,969,950, about $213 per resident and $534 per household. That equals 0.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 59.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Northfield Compared to Other Cities?

Northfield, NJ:	$213
Englewood Cliffs, NJ:	$567
Pine Lake Park, NJ:	$68
New Jersey:	$240
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Northfield is $213 per year, which is $251 less than the national average and $26 less than New Jersey's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Northfield:

In Englewood Cliffs, NJ, crime costs $567 per person, which is $354 more than in Northfield.
In Pine Lake Park, NJ, crime costs $68 per person, which is $146 less than in Northfield

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Northfield for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Northfield	Cost per Northfield Resident
Murder	$341,904	$37
Rape/Sexual Assault	$141,316	$15
Robbery	$156,917	$17
Assault	$323,742	$35
Kidnapping	$17,954	$2
Vehicle Theft	$158,742	$17
Burglary	$161,270	$17
Theft	$499,523	$54
Arson	$8,201	$1
Vandalism	$87,685	$9
Animal Cruelty	$857	$0
Drug Crimes	$36,130	$4
Identity Theft	$35,710	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$1,969,950	$213

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Northfield, NJ

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Northfield totals $3,117,819 ($338 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $5,087,768 ($551 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The north part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Northfield has 4, do the same, and of Northfield's 9,235 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Northfield Crime Breakdown

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

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.221
Robbery	0.5402
Rape	0.2524
Murder	0.0197
Total Violent Crime	2.033 (B+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	10.44
Vehicle Theft	1.110
Burglary	1.925
Arson	0.0368
Total Property Crime	13.52 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0321
Drug Crimes	0.5289
Vandalism	1.329
Identity Theft	0.4996
Animal Cruelty	0.0125
Total "Other" Rate	2.402 (A)

Individual Northfield Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Northfield is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Northfield.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Pleasantville, NJ	C+	C+	D+
Linwood, NJ	A-	A+	B-
Egg Harbor Township, NJ	A	A	A-
Margate City, NJ	B	B-	C
Longport, NJ	A-	A+	B-
Somers Point, NJ	B+	A	C
Ventnor City, NJ	C-	D+	D
Absecon, NJ	A-	A-	B-
Atlantic City, NJ	D-	D-	F
Ocean City, NJ	B	C	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Northfield is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Bel Aire, KS	B	B-	B-
Bogota, NJ	B+	B+	B+
Big Stone Gap, VA	D	D	D
Big Bear City, CA	D+	D	D
Berlin, NH	C	B+	B+
Berlin, MD	C	C-	C-
Benton, IL	C	B-	B-
Belpre, OH	C	B-	B-
Belding, MI	B	C+	C+
Bohemia, NY	C-	C-	C-

Considering only the crime rate, Northfield is as safe as 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 Northfield, NJ average SchoolGrade of C-, with 32% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Northfield schools on SchoolGrade

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