Dover Beaches South, NJ Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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

Which crimes are included?

$103,662

Cost of Crime™ for Dover Beaches South, NJ

In 2025, violent crime will cost $145 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Dover Beaches South with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The A grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Dover Beaches South against the average US city, where the rate is much lower than the norm. Dover Beaches South sits in the 91st percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 91% of cities and behind 9%. The grade covers only Dover Beaches South's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Dover Beaches South is 1.486 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 502 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 823 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Dover Beaches South, NJ report the most violent crime, about 0 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Dover Beaches South, NJ

The tangible cost of violent crime in Dover Beaches South is projected at $103,662 for 2025, about $77 per resident and $145 per household. That equals 0.1% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 46.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 38.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.8%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Dover Beaches South Compared to Other Cities?

Dover Beaches South, NJ:	$77
Atlantic City, NJ:	$290
Pine Lake Park, NJ:	$31
New Jersey:	$127
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $77 per resident each year in Dover Beaches South, which is $181 less than the national average and $50 less than New Jersey's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Dover Beaches South:

In Atlantic City, NJ, crime costs $290 per person, which is $213 more than in Dover Beaches South.
In Pine Lake Park, NJ, crime costs $31 per person, which is $46 less than in Dover Beaches South

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Dover Beaches South, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Dover Beaches South	Cost per Dover Beaches South Resident
Murder	$33,472	$25
Rape/Sexual Assault	$22,906	$17
Robbery	$12,829	$10
Assault	$34,455	$26
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$103,662	$77

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Dover Beaches South, NJ

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Dover Beaches South totals $347,937 ($258 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $451,599 ($335 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Dover Beaches South, NJ, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the east part of the city has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Dover Beaches South Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Dover Beaches South residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.8900
Robbery	0.3026
Rape	0.2803
Murder	0.0132
Total Violent Crime	1.486 (A)

Individual Dover Beaches South Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Seaside Heights, NJ	D+	C-	D-
Lavallette, NJ	A+	B+	A-
Seaside Park, NJ	A	A	B+
Dover Beaches North, NJ	B-	A+	D+
Ocean Gate, NJ	A+	A+	A-
Island Heights, NJ	A+	A+	B+
Mantoloking, NJ	B+	A	C
Pine Beach, NJ	A+	A+	B+
Bayville, NJ	A+	A+	A-
Toms River, NJ	A	A+	B

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Dover Beaches South is lower versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
Adair, IA	C+	A	A
Schodack Landing, NY	A+	A-	A-
Saulsbury, TN	D-	F	F
Sand Rock, AL	C-	C+	C+
Cable, WI	C	C+	C+
Brussels, WI	B+	A	A
Bristol, ME	B	A-	A-
Boyers, PA	A	A	A
Bolton Landing, NY	D+	D-	D-
Blounts Creek, NC	D	D+	D+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Dover Beaches South is safer than the New Jersey state average and safer than the national average.

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