North Wildwood, NJ Violent Crime Rates and Maps

C+

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

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$1.02 million

Cost of Crime™ for North Wildwood, NJ

In 2025, violent crime will cost $523 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of North Wildwood 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 D grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in North Wildwood against the average US city, where the rate is higher than the norm. North Wildwood sits in the 19th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 19% of cities and behind 81%. The grade covers only North Wildwood's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in North Wildwood is 5.100 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 139 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 233 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of North Wildwood, NJ report the most violent crime, about 4 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in North Wildwood, NJ

The tangible cost of violent crime in North Wildwood is projected at $1,019,033 for 2025, about $271 per resident and $523 per household. That equals 0.4% 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): 41.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 45.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.8%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in North Wildwood Compared to Other Cities?

North Wildwood, NJ:	$271
Atlantic City, NJ:	$290
Pine Lake Park, NJ:	$31
New Jersey:	$127
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $271 per resident each year in North Wildwood, which is $13 more than the national average and $144 more than New Jersey's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to North Wildwood:

In Atlantic City, NJ, crime costs $290 per person, which is $19 more than in North Wildwood.
In Pine Lake Park, NJ, crime costs $31 per person, which is $240 less than in North Wildwood

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to North Wildwood	Cost per North Wildwood Resident
Murder	$433,858	$115
Rape/Sexual Assault	$62,045	$17
Robbery	$96,857	$26
Assault	$426,273	$113
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$1,019,033	$271

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in North Wildwood, 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 North Wildwood totals $3,332,504 ($886 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $4,351,537 ($1,157 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in North Wildwood, 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 southwest 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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North Wildwood Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.948
Robbery	0.8189
Rape	0.2722
Murder	0.0614
Total Violent Crime	5.100 (D)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in North Wildwood is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to North Wildwood.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
West Wildwood, NJ	B+	C	C
Wildwood, NJ	D+	D	D
Wildwood Crest, NJ	B+	D+	B-
Stone Harbor, NJ	F	D-	F
Rio Grande, NJ	A-	C	B
Scotch Bonnet, NJ	B-	D-	C
Wildwood Gables, NJ	B+	D+	B-
Cold Spring, NJ	B+	C	B-
Cape May Court House, NJ	A	C	A
Cape May, NJ	B+	C	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

North Wildwood is higher 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
Weatherby Lake, MO	A-	A-	A-
Bremen, OH	A-	B+	B+
Eutaw, AL	F	F	F
Arnold, CA	C-	D-	D-
Waynesburg, KY	C+	B+	B+
Varnville, SC	F	F	F
Mountain Home AFB, ID	C+	A	A
Montrose, NY	B	D+	D+
Madrid, IA	A	B	B
Lynchburg, OH	C	D+	D+

Considering only the violent crime rate, North Wildwood is less safe than the New Jersey state average and less safe than the national average.

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