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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

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$2.88 million

Cost of Crime™ for Westville, NJ

In 2025, crime will cost $569 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Westville 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 Westville, 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 Westville's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Westville sits in the 65th percentile, ahead of 65% of cities and behind 35%. The grade covers only Westville's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Westville is 19.40 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 33 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 62 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Westville, NJ report the most crime, about 43 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 9 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Westville, NJ

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Westville for 2025 is $2,881,131, about $258 per resident and $569 per household. That equals 0.7% 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): 35.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.2%

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

Westville, NJ:	$258
Englewood Cliffs, NJ:	$567
Pine Lake Park, NJ:	$68
New Jersey:	$240
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Westville is $258 per year, which is $206 less than the national average and $18 more than New Jersey's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Westville:

In Englewood Cliffs, NJ, crime costs $567 per person, which is $310 more than in Westville.
In Pine Lake Park, NJ, crime costs $68 per person, which is $190 less than in Westville

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Westville	Cost per Westville Resident
Murder	$530,464	$47
Rape/Sexual Assault	$179,852	$16
Robbery	$128,523	$11
Assault	$626,256	$56
Kidnapping	$14,790	$1
Vehicle Theft	$446,275	$40
Burglary	$147,438	$13
Theft	$588,565	$53
Arson	$10,454	$1
Vandalism	$98,011	$9
Animal Cruelty	$1,253	$0
Drug Crimes	$53,981	$5
Identity Theft	$55,269	$5
Total Cost of Crime	$2,881,131	$258

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Westville, 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 Westville totals $4,607,372 ($412 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $7,488,504 ($670 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 Westville's 11,176 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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Westville 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 Westville residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.951
Robbery	0.3656
Rape	0.2654
Murder	0.0253
Total Violent Crime	2.607 (B-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	10.17
Vehicle Theft	2.579
Burglary	1.455
Arson	0.0387
Total Property Crime	14.24 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0218
Drug Crimes	0.6530
Vandalism	1.228
Identity Theft	0.6389
Animal Cruelty	0.0152
Total "Other" Rate	2.556 (A)

Individual Westville Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Brooklawn, NJ	C-	C-	D
Woodbury, NJ	B	A	C
Bellmawr, NJ	B	B+	C-
Gloucester City, NJ	C+	C-	D+
National Park, NJ	B+	A-	C
Mount Ephraim, NJ	B-	B	C-
Thorofare, NJ	A	A+	B-
Runnemede, NJ	B-	A-	D+
Woodbury Heights, NJ	A-	A+	B-
Audubon Park, NJ	C	C	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Westville 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
Acushnet, MA	A-	B-	B-
Adel, GA	D+	D	D
Adkins, TX	B+	B+	B+
Aibonito, PR	F	D-	D-
Airmont, NY	C-	D	D
Airway Heights, WA	F	D	D
Albion, MI	D+	D-	D-
Albion, NY	C+	C	C
Algonac, MI	B+	C+	C+
Palos Park, IL	B+	A-	A-

Considering only the crime rate, Westville 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 Westville, NJ average SchoolGrade of D-, with 23% actual proficiency versus 27% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Westville schools on SchoolGrade

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