The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in The Gardens, Ocean City, NJ: Crime Maps and Statistics

A+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$750,062

Cost of Crime™ for The Gardens, Ocean City, NJ

In 2025, crime will cost $401 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of The Gardens 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 The Gardens, Ocean City, NJ Safe?

The A+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where The Gardens's combined rate is much lower than the norm. The Gardens sits in the 97th percentile, ahead of 97% of neighborhoods and behind 3%. The grade covers only The Gardens's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in The Gardens is 13.24 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 33 in the south areas to 1 in 102 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of The Gardens, Ocean City, NJ report the most crime, about 17 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in The Gardens, Ocean City, NJ

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in The Gardens for 2025 is $750,062, about $206 per resident and $401 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): 53.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 35.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in The Gardens Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

The Gardens, Ocean City, NJ:	$206
Springfield-Belmont, Newark, N:	$415
Forest Hill, Newark, NJ:	$273
New Jersey:	$240
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in The Gardens is $206 per year, which is $259 less than the national average and $34 less than Ocean City's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to The Gardens:

In Springfield-Belmont, Newark, N, crime costs $415 per person, which is $210 more than in The Gardens.
In Forest Hill, Newark, NJ, crime costs $273 per person, which is $68 more than in The Gardens

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to The Gardens	Cost per The Gardens Resident
Murder	$135,936	$37
Rape/Sexual Assault	$62,026	$17
Robbery	$36,103	$10
Assault	$219,905	$60
Kidnapping	$5,098	$1
Vehicle Theft	$71,048	$19
Burglary	$62,378	$17
Theft	$104,935	$29
Arson	$5,949	$2
Vandalism	$18,996	$5
Animal Cruelty	$269	$0
Drug Crimes	$16,015	$4
Identity Theft	$11,405	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$750,062	$206

The Intangible Cost of Crime in The Gardens, Ocean City, 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 The Gardens totals $1,274,392 ($349 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,024,454 ($555 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 central part of the neighborhood 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 The Gardens's 3,648 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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The Gardens 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 The Gardens residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.099
Robbery	0.3146
Rape	0.2804
Murder	0.0198
Total Violent Crime	2.714 (A-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	5.554
Vehicle Theft	1.258
Burglary	1.885
Arson	0.0675
Total Property Crime	8.765 (A+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0230
Drug Crimes	0.5935
Vandalism	0.7289
Identity Theft	0.4039
Animal Cruelty	0.0100
Total "Other" Rate	1.759 (A+)

Individual The Gardens Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Lower Chelsea, Atlantic City, NJ	A-	B-	B+
Chelsea, Atlantic City, NJ	C+	C	C-
Westside, Atlantic City, NJ	D	D-	D-
Atlantic City Inlet, Atlantic City, NJ	C+	C-	C-
Penns Beach, Pennsville, NJ	A+	A	A
Hawthorne, Middle River, MD	C-	C-	C-
Gray Haven, Dundalk, MD	D+	C-	D+
Inverness, Dundalk, MD	C+	B-	B-
Eastfield, Dundalk, MD	D	D+	D
Turners, Dundalk, MD	D	D-	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

The Gardens is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Ol Sun, Clifton, CO	C+	B-	B-
Cleveland Heights, Lakeland, FL	A+	A	A
Northlake Park at Lake Nona, Orlando, FL	A+	A+	A+
New Hampshire Gardens, Takoma Park, MD	C	C-	C-
Meredith Parkwood, Santa Ana, CA	A	B	B
Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar, Pittsburgh, PA	C+	D+	D+
Villas at Norcross, Norcross, GA	A	B+	B+
Upper East Side, Milwaukee, WI	B-	B	B
Downtown Hamtramck, Hamtramck, MI	D-	F	F
Ward Parkway, Kansas City, MO	D-	A-	A-

Considering only the crime rate, The Gardens 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 The Gardens, Ocean City, NJ average SchoolGrade of C+, with 40% actual proficiency versus 40% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See The Gardens schools on SchoolGrade

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