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

A+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

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$1.02 million

Cost of Crime™ for Skillman, NJ

In 2025, crime will cost $378 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Skillman 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 Skillman, 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 Skillman's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Skillman sits in the 99th percentile, ahead of 99% of cities and behind 1%. The grade covers only Skillman's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Skillman is 8.224 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 84 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 172 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Skillman, NJ report the most crime, about 14 cases per year. The central part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Skillman, NJ

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Skillman for 2025 is $1,022,790, about $131 per resident and $378 per household. That equals 0.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 33.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Skillman Compared to Other Cities?

Skillman, NJ:	$131
Englewood Cliffs, NJ:	$567
Pine Lake Park, NJ:	$68
New Jersey:	$240
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Skillman is $131 per year, which is $333 less than the national average and $109 less than New Jersey's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Skillman:

In Englewood Cliffs, NJ, crime costs $567 per person, which is $437 more than in Skillman.
In Pine Lake Park, NJ, crime costs $68 per person, which is $63 less than in Skillman

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Skillman	Cost per Skillman Resident
Murder	$323,806	$41
Rape/Sexual Assault	$111,340	$14
Robbery	$89,879	$11
Assault	$88,450	$11
Kidnapping	$5,487	$1
Vehicle Theft	$67,894	$9
Burglary	$79,417	$10
Theft	$158,664	$20
Arson	$8,644	$1
Vandalism	$41,994	$5
Animal Cruelty	$590	$0
Drug Crimes	$32,423	$4
Identity Theft	$14,201	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$1,022,790	$131

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Skillman, 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 Skillman totals $2,752,240 ($352 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $3,775,030 ($482 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 Skillman has 2, do the same, and of Skillman's 7,824 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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Skillman 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 Skillman residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.3936
Robbery	0.3652
Rape	0.2347
Murder	0.0220
Total Violent Crime	1.016 (A+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	3.916
Vehicle Theft	0.5604
Burglary	1.119
Arson	0.0457
Total Property Crime	5.641 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0116
Drug Crimes	0.5602
Vandalism	0.7513
Identity Theft	0.2345
Animal Cruelty	0.0102
Total "Other" Rate	1.568 (A+)

Individual Skillman Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Rocky Hill, NJ	B+	A+	C
Harlingen, NJ	A+	A+	A
Belle Mead, NJ	A+	A+	A+
East Rocky Hill, NJ	B	A	D+
Marshalls Corner, NJ	A-	A	B-
Princeton, NJ	B	A	C-
Hopewell, NJ	A	A-	B+
Kingston, NJ	D-	C	F
Rosedale, NJ	A+	C	A
Griggstown, NJ	A	A+	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Skillman 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
Elmore, AL	B-	C+	C+
Westville, IN	C+	C	C
Westwego, LA	F	D-	D-
Wheatfield, IN	A+	A+	A+
White, GA	A	A-	A-
Wickenburg, AZ	C-	D+	D+
Estill Springs, TN	C	C+	C+
Erwin, NC	D+	D	D
Erath, LA	C+	C+	C+
Epping, NH	A-	A+	A+

Considering only the crime rate, Skillman 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 Skillman, NJ average SchoolGrade of A-, with 53% actual proficiency versus 52% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Skillman schools on SchoolGrade

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