The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Point Pleasant, NJ
Point Pleasant is a borough of 19,400 in Ocean County, about 45 miles south of Midtown Manhattan · Updated November 2026
Is Point Pleasant, NJ safe?
Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Point Pleasant has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 82% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here. Every neighborhood in Point Pleasant grades A+.
A+
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 940 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
82% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Point Pleasant as a whole, and 18% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Point Pleasant scores 940.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Point Pleasant, NJ at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Point Pleasant, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Point Pleasant
Thefts and simple assaults both run low. In Point Pleasant, each runs at a small fraction of the US rate: 3.6 thefts and 2.3 simple assaults a year per 1,000 residents, against 13.1 and 9.7 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Point Pleasant
Every part of Point Pleasant where people live grades A or B on the national scale.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Point Pleasant, the southwest side has the least crime and the west side the most.
Is crime going up in Point Pleasant?
Reported property crime in Point Pleasant has fallen 27% since 2019. Too few violent crimes are reported here each year for a reliable violent crime trend. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 6.2 to 4.5 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). Property crime changed little from 2023 to 2024.
Property crime, change since 2019
Point PleasantUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Point Pleasant. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Point Pleasant
Property, US
2016
+38%
+15%
2017
+6%
+12%
2018
-0%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-1%
-8%
2021
+2%
-10%
2022
+3%
-6%
2023
-33%
-7%
2024
-27%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Point Pleasant
CrimeGrade™ estimates Point Pleasant has about 9.6 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 74% less than the US as a whole and 65% less than New Jersey.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft makes up about 38% of crime reported in Point Pleasant. Assault is less common but costs more, because each one does more harm.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
The Point Pleasant Police Department reports to the FBI in a format that leaves out vandalism, so CrimeGrade™ makes its own vandalism estimate.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How Point Pleasant compares with nearby cities
Point Pleasant has less crime than 8 of its 10 nearest cities; only Allenwood and Brielle have less.
Empty homes, night lighting and walkability in Point Pleasant
Two things set Point Pleasant apart: it has 1.5% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 20 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson, and burglary and vandalism run low here.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.1.5% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 98% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 92% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 74% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (23 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 69% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.20 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 87% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.2 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 68% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.7% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 68% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Point Pleasant
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Point Pleasant about $237 a year per household, 80% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $4.9 million a year, or $251 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$120,000
$6
Rape
$210,000
$11
Robbery
$41,000
$2
Assault
$600,000
$31
Burglary
$160,000
$8
Theft
$360,000
$19
Vehicle theft
$51,000
$3
Arson
$7,400
under $1
Vandalism
$250,000
$13
Total
$1.8 million
$93
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Point Pleasant means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Point Pleasant is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Point Pleasant, NJ average a SchoolGrade of C+: 41% of students test proficient, against 32% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Point Pleasant on SchoolGrade
