Monmouth County, NJ Violent Crime Rates and Maps

A+

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

Which crimes are included?

$64.0 million

Cost of Crime™ for Monmouth County, NJ

In 2025, violent crime will cost $249 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Monmouth County 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 Monmouth County against the average US county, where the rate is much lower than the norm. Monmouth County sits in the 97th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 97% of counties and behind 3%. The grade covers only Monmouth County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Monmouth County is 1.523 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 379 in the southeast areas to 1 in 855 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Monmouth County, NJ report the most violent crime, about 175 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 57 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Monmouth County, NJ

The tangible cost of violent crime in Monmouth County is projected at $64,034,343 for 2025, about $94 per resident and $249 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): 43.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 42.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.0%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Monmouth County Compared to Other Counties?

Monmouth County, NJ:	$94
Essex County, NJ:	$199
Sussex County, NJ:	$68
New Jersey:	$127
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $94 per resident each year in Monmouth County, which is $164 less than the national average and $33 less than New Jersey's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Monmouth County:

In Essex County, NJ, crime costs $199 per person, which is $105 more than in Monmouth County.
In Sussex County, NJ, crime costs $68 per person, which is $26 less than in Monmouth County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Monmouth County	Cost per Monmouth County Resident
Murder	$28.7 million	$42
Rape/Sexual Assault	$10.2 million	$15
Robbery	$6.87 million	$10
Assault	$18.3 million	$27
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$64,034,343	$94

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Monmouth County, 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 Monmouth County totals $247,474,795 ($363 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $311,509,138 ($457 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Monmouth County, 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 west part of the county 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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Monmouth County Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.9338
Robbery	0.3205
Rape	0.2462
Murder	0.0224
Total Violent Crime	1.523 (A+)

Individual Monmouth County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of violent crime in Monmouth County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Monmouth County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Middlesex County, NJ	A+	A+	B+
Richmond County, NY	B+	C-	B-
Ocean County, NJ	A+	A+	A
Union County, NJ	A	A	B
Kings County, NY	B	C-	C
Mercer County, NJ	A-	A-	B-
Somerset County, NJ	A+	A+	A-
Hudson County, NJ	B	B+	B
Essex County, NJ	A-	B	C+
Queens County, NY	B+	C+	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Monmouth County is lower versus other counties of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
DeKalb County, GA	C-	C	C
Jackson County, MO	D-	D-	D-
Galveston County, TX	C+	C+	C+
Charleston County, SC	D-	D	D
Middlesex County, NJ	A+	A+	A+
Champaign County, IL	B+	B+	B+
Marion County, OR	D-	B-	B-
Guilford County, NC	C	C	C
Lee County, FL	A+	A	A
Escambia County, FL	A	B	B

Considering only the violent crime rate, Monmouth County is safer than the New Jersey state average and safer than the national average.

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