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

B-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	C-
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$930,495

Cost of Crime™ for Ocean Grove, NJ

In 2025, crime will cost $505 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Ocean Grove 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 Ocean Grove, 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 Ocean Grove's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Ocean Grove sits in the 59th percentile, ahead of 59% of cities and behind 41%. The grade covers only Ocean Grove's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Ocean Grove is 21.09 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 33 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 59 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Ocean Grove, NJ report the most crime, about 13 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 3 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Ocean Grove, NJ

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Ocean Grove for 2025 is $930,495, about $301 per resident and $505 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): 53.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.5%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Ocean Grove Compared to Other Cities?

Ocean Grove, NJ:	$301
Englewood Cliffs, NJ:	$567
Pine Lake Park, NJ:	$68
New Jersey:	$240
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Ocean Grove is $301 per year, which is $163 less than the national average and $62 more than New Jersey's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Ocean Grove:

In Englewood Cliffs, NJ, crime costs $567 per person, which is $266 more than in Ocean Grove.
In Pine Lake Park, NJ, crime costs $68 per person, which is $234 less than in Ocean Grove

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Ocean Grove	Cost per Ocean Grove Resident
Murder	$205,950	$67
Rape/Sexual Assault	$45,290	$15
Robbery	$45,003	$15
Assault	$222,309	$72
Kidnapping	$4,050	$1
Vehicle Theft	$107,101	$35
Burglary	$68,410	$22
Theft	$167,019	$54
Arson	$4,828	$2
Vandalism	$26,089	$8
Animal Cruelty	$396	$0
Drug Crimes	$11,462	$4
Identity Theft	$22,587	$7
Total Cost of Crime	$930,495	$301

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Ocean Grove, 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 Ocean Grove totals $1,662,500 ($538 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,592,994 ($839 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 east 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 Ocean Grove has 1, do the same, and of Ocean Grove's 3,090 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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Ocean Grove 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 Ocean Grove residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.505
Robbery	0.4630
Rape	0.2417
Murder	0.0355
Total Violent Crime	3.245 (C)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	10.44
Vehicle Theft	2.238
Burglary	2.441
Arson	0.0647
Total Property Crime	15.18 (C-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0216
Drug Crimes	0.5015
Vandalism	1.182
Identity Theft	0.9444
Animal Cruelty	0.0173
Total "Other" Rate	2.667 (A)

Individual Ocean Grove Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Bradley Beach, NJ	C+	C	D+
Avon-by-the-Sea, NJ	C+	B-	D+
Neptune City, NJ	B	B-	C-
Loch Arbour, NJ	D-	D+	F
Interlaken, NJ	A	A+	B
Allenhurst, NJ	C-	B-	D-
Wanamassa, NJ	B-	A	D+
Asbury Park, NJ	B-	B-	D+
Shark River Hills, NJ	A	A+	B-
Neptune, NJ	B	B	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Ocean Grove 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
Hotchkiss, CO	F	D	D
Ruidoso Downs, NM	D	D-	D-
Julian, CA	D+	D	D
Juliff, TX	C-	C+	C+
Ashaway, RI	B+	A-	A-
Lewistown, IL	C+	B-	B-
North Bennington, VT	C	C+	C+
Parkman, OH	B	C-	C-
Pierce, NE	B+	C+	C+
Pine, CO	D-	C	C

Considering only the crime rate, Ocean Grove is less safe 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 Ocean Grove, NJ average SchoolGrade of F, with 17% actual proficiency versus 21% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Ocean Grove schools on SchoolGrade

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