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

A+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$819,701

Cost of Crime™ for Ocean View, NJ

In 2025, crime will cost $376 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Ocean View 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 View, NJ Safe?

The A+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Ocean View's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Ocean View sits in the 95th percentile, ahead of 95% of cities and behind 5%. The grade covers only Ocean View's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Ocean View is 10.49 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 87 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 105 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Ocean View, NJ report the most crime, about 24 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Ocean View, NJ

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Ocean View for 2025 is $819,701, about $148 per resident and $376 per household. That equals 0.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.8%

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

Ocean View, NJ:	$148
Englewood Cliffs, NJ:	$567
Pine Lake Park, NJ:	$68
New Jersey:	$240
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Ocean View is $148 per year, which is $316 less than the national average and $92 less than New Jersey's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Ocean View:

In Englewood Cliffs, NJ, crime costs $567 per person, which is $420 more than in Ocean View.
In Pine Lake Park, NJ, crime costs $68 per person, which is $80 less than in Ocean View

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Ocean View	Cost per Ocean View Resident
Murder	$49,644	$9
Rape/Sexual Assault	$81,456	$15
Robbery	$47,247	$9
Assault	$345,066	$62
Kidnapping	$17,865	$3
Vehicle Theft	$13,810	$2
Burglary	$55,374	$10
Theft	$143,957	$26
Arson	$6,545	$1
Vandalism	$25,276	$5
Animal Cruelty	$452	$0
Drug Crimes	$17,781	$3
Identity Theft	$15,227	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$819,701	$148

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Ocean View, 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 View totals $836,813 ($151 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,656,514 ($299 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 southwest 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 View has 4, do the same, and of Ocean View's 5,548 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 View 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 View residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.166
Robbery	0.2707
Rape	0.2421
Murder	0.0048
Total Violent Crime	2.683 (B-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	5.010
Vehicle Theft	0.1607
Burglary	1.100
Arson	0.0488
Total Property Crime	6.320 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0531
Drug Crimes	0.4333
Vandalism	0.6377
Identity Theft	0.3546
Animal Cruelty	0.0110
Total "Other" Rate	1.490 (A+)

Individual Ocean View Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Seaville, NJ	A+	B-	A
Palermo, NJ	A+	B	A
Strathmere, NJ	A-	C	B
Marmora, NJ	A+	B-	A
Sea Isle City, NJ	C	D	D+
Woodbine, NJ	A-	B-	B
Mount Pleasant, NJ	A+	B+	A+
Steelmantown, NJ	B-	C	D+
Dennisville, NJ	A+	B	A+
Corbin City, NJ	A-	A-	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Ocean View 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
Lucerne Valley, CA	D-	F	F
Mancelona, MI	B+	C-	C-
Manakin-Sabot, VA	B+	A	A
Mamou, LA	F	F	F
Malvern, OH	C+	C-	C-
Malden, MO	D-	D-	D-
Maize, KS	C+	D+	D+
Madison, ME	C+	B+	B+
Madill, OK	D	D-	D-
Lyons, NY	B-	D	D

Considering only the crime rate, Ocean View 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 Ocean View, NJ average SchoolGrade of C-, with 31% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Ocean View schools on SchoolGrade

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