The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Seaside Park, NJ: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$355,321

Cost of Crime™ for Seaside Park, NJ

In 2025, crime will cost $343 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Seaside Park 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 Seaside Park, 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 Seaside Park's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Seaside Park sits in the 87th percentile, ahead of 87% of cities and behind 13%. The grade covers only Seaside Park's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Seaside Park is 13.19 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 54 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 86 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Seaside Park, NJ report the most crime, about 7 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Seaside Park, NJ

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Seaside Park for 2025 is $355,321, about $184 per resident and $343 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): 56.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.3%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Seaside Park Compared to Other Cities?

Seaside Park, NJ:	$184
Englewood Cliffs, NJ:	$567
Pine Lake Park, NJ:	$68
New Jersey:	$240
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Seaside Park is $184 per year, which is $280 less than the national average and $55 less than New Jersey's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Seaside Park:

In Englewood Cliffs, NJ, crime costs $567 per person, which is $383 more than in Seaside Park.
In Pine Lake Park, NJ, crime costs $68 per person, which is $117 less than in Seaside Park

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Seaside Park	Cost per Seaside Park Resident
Murder	$82,679	$43
Rape/Sexual Assault	$31,372	$16
Robbery	$20,290	$11
Assault	$53,923	$28
Kidnapping	$2,660	$1
Vehicle Theft	$34,472	$18
Burglary	$28,181	$15
Theft	$60,452	$31
Arson	$3,222	$2
Vandalism	$14,772	$8
Animal Cruelty	$234	$0
Drug Crimes	$13,905	$7
Identity Theft	$9,159	$5
Total Cost of Crime	$355,321	$184

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Seaside Park, 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 Seaside Park totals $723,198 ($375 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,078,518 ($559 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 northeast 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 do the same, and of Seaside Park's 1,928 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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Seaside Park 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 Seaside Park residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.9739
Robbery	0.3346
Rape	0.2684
Murder	0.0228
Total Violent Crime	1.600 (A)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	6.054
Vehicle Theft	1.155
Burglary	1.612
Arson	0.0692
Total Property Crime	8.890 (B+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0228
Drug Crimes	0.9750
Vandalism	1.072
Identity Theft	0.6138
Animal Cruelty	0.0164
Total "Other" Rate	2.700 (A)

Individual Seaside Park Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Seaside Heights, NJ	D+	C-	D-
Dover Beaches South, NJ	A+	A	A-
Ocean Gate, NJ	A+	A+	A-
Lavallette, NJ	A+	B+	A-
Island Heights, NJ	A+	A+	B+
Bayville, NJ	A+	A+	A-
Dover Beaches North, NJ	B-	A+	D+
Pine Beach, NJ	A+	A+	B+
Beachwood, NJ	A+	A+	A-
Lanoka Harbor, NJ	A+	A+	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Seaside Park 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
Spangle, WA	D+	C+	C+
Freeport, OH	C+	D+	D+
Hartland, ME	B+	A+	A+
Hazelton, ID	B	A	A
Hernandez, NM	F	F	F
Homeworth, OH	D+	D+	D+
Imboden, AR	D+	D+	D+
Kensett, AR	F	D-	D-
Laguna, NM	F	F	F
Plymouth, CA	C-	D-	D-

Considering only the crime rate, Seaside Park 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 Seaside Park, NJ average SchoolGrade of D-, with 24% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Seaside Park schools on SchoolGrade

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