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

B+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

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$5.46 million

Cost of Crime™ for South Amboy, NJ

In 2025, crime will cost $623 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of South 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 South 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 South Amboy's combined rate is lower than the norm. South Amboy sits in the 74th percentile, ahead of 74% of cities and behind 26%. The grade covers only South Amboy's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in South Amboy is 17.08 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 42 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 74 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of South Amboy, NJ report the most crime, about 76 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 6 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in South Amboy, NJ

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in South Amboy for 2025 is $5,457,178, about $250 per resident and $623 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): 53.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 35.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.9%

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

South Amboy, NJ:	$250
Englewood Cliffs, NJ:	$567
Pine Lake Park, NJ:	$68
New Jersey:	$240
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in South Amboy is $250 per year, which is $214 less than the national average and $11 more than New Jersey's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to South Amboy:

In Englewood Cliffs, NJ, crime costs $567 per person, which is $317 more than in South Amboy.
In Pine Lake Park, NJ, crime costs $68 per person, which is $183 less than in South Amboy

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to South Amboy	Cost per South Amboy Resident
Murder	$1.55 million	$71
Rape/Sexual Assault	$355,707	$16
Robbery	$394,228	$18
Assault	$749,560	$34
Kidnapping	$43,075	$2
Vehicle Theft	$626,415	$29
Burglary	$284,965	$13
Theft	$1.03 million	$47
Arson	$25,388	$1
Vandalism	$194,218	$9
Animal Cruelty	$2,825	$0
Drug Crimes	$113,181	$5
Identity Theft	$86,650	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$5,457,178	$250

The Intangible Cost of Crime in South 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 South Amboy totals $12,378,506 ($568 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $17,835,684 ($819 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 north 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 South Amboy's 21,788 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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South 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 South Amboy residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.198
Robbery	0.5752
Rape	0.2693
Murder	0.0378
Total Violent Crime	2.080 (B+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	9.143
Vehicle Theft	1.857
Burglary	1.442
Arson	0.0483
Total Property Crime	12.49 (C+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0326
Drug Crimes	0.7023
Vandalism	1.248
Identity Theft	0.5138
Animal Cruelty	0.0175
Total "Other" Rate	2.514 (A)

Individual South Amboy Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Parlin, NJ	A-	A	B-
Madison Park, NJ	B+	B	C+
Laurence Harbor, NJ	A	A+	B
Cliffwood, NJ	A	A	B-
Perth Amboy, NJ	B+	B-	C+
Keasbey, NJ	A-	C	B
Sayreville, NJ	B+	A	C+
Matawan, NJ	A-	A+	B-
Keyport, NJ	B+	A	C
Fords, NJ	B+	A-	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

South 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
Granite Bay, CA	B-	B-	B-
Florida City, FL	A+	B+	B+
Florida Ridge, FL	A+	A	A
Forest Lake, MN	B-	B+	B+
Forest Park, OH	D+	C+	C+
Frankfort, IN	B-	B-	B-
Gardner, MA	A-	C+	C+
Gatesville, TX	F	D-	D-
Gloversville, NY	C-	D+	D+
Floral Park, NY	B-	C-	C-

Considering only the crime rate, South 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 South Amboy, NJ average SchoolGrade of D+, with 30% actual proficiency versus 31% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See South Amboy schools on SchoolGrade

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