The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Point Pleasant Beach, NJ: Crime Maps and Statistics

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

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$1.71 million

Cost of Crime™ for Point Pleasant Beach, NJ

In 2025, crime will cost $749 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Point Pleasant Beach 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 Point Pleasant Beach, NJ Safe?

The C+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Point Pleasant Beach's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Point Pleasant Beach sits in the 46th percentile, ahead of 46% of cities and behind 54%. The grade covers only Point Pleasant Beach's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Point Pleasant Beach is 25.21 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 27 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 59 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Point Pleasant Beach, NJ report the most crime, about 27 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 6 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Point Pleasant Beach, NJ

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Point Pleasant Beach for 2025 is $1,712,713, about $305 per resident and $749 per household. That equals 0.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 58.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Point Pleasant Beach Compared to Other Cities?

Point Pleasant Beach, NJ:	$305
Englewood Cliffs, NJ:	$567
Pine Lake Park, NJ:	$68
New Jersey:	$240
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Point Pleasant Beach is $305 per year, which is $159 less than the national average and $66 more than New Jersey's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Point Pleasant Beach:

In Englewood Cliffs, NJ, crime costs $567 per person, which is $262 more than in Point Pleasant Beach.
In Pine Lake Park, NJ, crime costs $68 per person, which is $238 less than in Point Pleasant Beach

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Point Pleasant Beach	Cost per Point Pleasant Beach Resident
Murder	$420,456	$75
Rape/Sexual Assault	$93,803	$17
Robbery	$113,744	$20
Assault	$219,071	$39
Kidnapping	$14,315	$3
Vehicle Theft	$129,179	$23
Burglary	$110,791	$20
Theft	$441,951	$79
Arson	$8,895	$2
Vandalism	$80,688	$14
Animal Cruelty	$623	$0
Drug Crimes	$39,365	$7
Identity Theft	$39,831	$7
Total Cost of Crime	$1,712,713	$305

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Point Pleasant Beach, 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 Point Pleasant Beach totals $3,354,446 ($598 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $5,067,159 ($904 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 west 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 Point Pleasant Beach has 1, do the same, and of Point Pleasant Beach's 5,608 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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Point Pleasant Beach 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 Point Pleasant Beach residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.360
Robbery	0.6448
Rape	0.2759
Murder	0.0399
Total Violent Crime	2.321 (B)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	15.22
Vehicle Theft	1.488
Burglary	2.178
Arson	0.0657
Total Property Crime	18.95 (D+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0421
Drug Crimes	0.9490
Vandalism	2.014
Identity Theft	0.9176
Animal Cruelty	0.0150
Total "Other" Rate	3.938 (A-)

Individual Point Pleasant Beach Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Point Pleasant Beach is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Point Pleasant Beach.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Bay Head, NJ	C+	B	D+
Brielle, NJ	A+	A+	A-
Point Pleasant, NJ	A	A+	B
Manasquan, NJ	A-	A+	C+
Sea Girt, NJ	A-	A+	B-
Brick, NJ	A+	A+	B+
Allenwood, NJ	A+	A+	B+
Spring Lake Heights, NJ	A	A+	B
Spring Lake, NJ	C	A-	D
Mantoloking, NJ	B+	A	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Point Pleasant Beach 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
Wahoo, NE	B-	B	B
Woods Creek, WA	C+	B	B
Vinton, IA	B-	B	B
Vinton, LA	D-	D-	D-
Vonore, TN	D	D	D
Voorheesville, NY	A-	B-	B-
Waban, MA	B+	B+	B+
Wadena, MN	C-	C	C
Wesley Hills, NY	B	D+	D+
Zuni Pueblo, NM	F	D-	D-

Considering only the crime rate, Point Pleasant Beach 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 Point Pleasant Beach, NJ average SchoolGrade of C, with 34% actual proficiency versus 39% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Point Pleasant Beach schools on SchoolGrade

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