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

B+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$18.1 million

Cost of Crime™ for Perth Amboy, NJ

In 2025, crime will cost $845 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Perth Amboy 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 Perth Amboy, 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 Perth Amboy's combined rate is lower than the norm. Perth Amboy sits in the 73rd percentile, ahead of 73% of cities and behind 27%. The grade covers only Perth Amboy's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Perth Amboy is 17.28 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 43 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 74 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Perth Amboy, NJ report the most crime, about 256 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 39 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Perth Amboy, NJ

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Perth Amboy for 2025 is $18,125,135, about $286 per resident and $845 per household. That equals 1.0% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 51.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 37.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.0%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Perth Amboy Compared to Other Cities?

Perth Amboy, NJ:	$286
Englewood Cliffs, NJ:	$567
Pine Lake Park, NJ:	$68
New Jersey:	$240
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Perth Amboy is $286 per year, which is $178 less than the national average and $46 more than New Jersey's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Perth Amboy:

In Englewood Cliffs, NJ, crime costs $567 per person, which is $281 more than in Perth Amboy.
In Pine Lake Park, NJ, crime costs $68 per person, which is $218 less than in Perth Amboy

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Perth Amboy	Cost per Perth Amboy Resident
Murder	$5.46 million	$86
Rape/Sexual Assault	$888,110	$14
Robbery	$1.35 million	$21
Assault	$3.28 million	$52
Kidnapping	$158,723	$3
Vehicle Theft	$2.18 million	$34
Burglary	$918,603	$14
Theft	$2.67 million	$42
Arson	$57,872	$1
Vandalism	$642,261	$10
Animal Cruelty	$5,307	$0
Drug Crimes	$245,873	$4
Identity Theft	$264,996	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$18,125,135	$286

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Perth Amboy, 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 Perth Amboy totals $42,004,495 ($663 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $60,129,629 ($949 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 southeast 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 Perth Amboy has 4, do the same, and of Perth Amboy's 63,371 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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Perth Amboy 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 Perth Amboy residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.804
Robbery	0.6778
Rape	0.2311
Murder	0.0458
Total Violent Crime	2.759 (B-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	8.125
Vehicle Theft	2.224
Burglary	1.598
Arson	0.0378
Total Property Crime	11.99 (C+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0413
Drug Crimes	0.5245
Vandalism	1.419
Identity Theft	0.5403
Animal Cruelty	0.0113
Total "Other" Rate	2.536 (A)

Individual Perth Amboy Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Keasbey, NJ	A-	C	B
Fords, NJ	B+	A-	C
Sewaren, NJ	A-	B+	B
Woodbridge, NJ	C+	B-	D+
South Amboy, NJ	B+	B+	C+
Port Reading, NJ	A	B+	B+
Parlin, NJ	A-	A	B-
Iselin, NJ	B	A-	C
Avenel, NJ	B	B+	C
Metuchen, NJ	B	A	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Perth Amboy 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
Shoreline, WA	D+	C	C
Lansdale, PA	A-	A+	A+
Marana, AZ	B+	B	B
Margate, FL	B+	C+	C+
Massillon, OH	D+	B-	B-
Medford, MA	B-	C-	C-
Midwest City, OK	D	D	D
Palm Beach Gardens, FL	A-	A-	A-
Pinellas Park, FL	B-	B-	B-
Plymouth, MA	A-	B-	B-

Considering only the crime rate, Perth Amboy 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 Perth Amboy, NJ average SchoolGrade of F, with 18% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Perth Amboy schools on SchoolGrade

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