Penns Grove, NJ Violent Crime Rates and Maps

B-

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

Which crimes are included?

$1.13 million

Cost of Crime™ for Penns Grove, NJ

In 2025, violent crime will cost $475 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Penns Grove 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 C grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Penns Grove against the average US city, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Penns Grove sits in the 40th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 40% of cities and behind 60%. The grade covers only Penns Grove's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Penns Grove is 3.390 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 238 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 656 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Penns Grove, NJ report the most violent crime, about 7 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Penns Grove, NJ

The tangible cost of violent crime in Penns Grove is projected at $1,129,730 for 2025, about $165 per resident and $475 per household. That equals 0.7% 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): 43.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 43.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.3%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Penns Grove Compared to Other Cities?

Penns Grove, NJ:	$165
Atlantic City, NJ:	$290
Pine Lake Park, NJ:	$31
New Jersey:	$127
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $165 per resident each year in Penns Grove, which is $94 less than the national average and $38 more than New Jersey's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Penns Grove:

In Atlantic City, NJ, crime costs $290 per person, which is $125 more than in Penns Grove.
In Pine Lake Park, NJ, crime costs $31 per person, which is $134 less than in Penns Grove

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Penns Grove	Cost per Penns Grove Resident
Murder	$402,660	$59
Rape/Sexual Assault	$102,936	$15
Robbery	$133,513	$19
Assault	$490,620	$72
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$1,129,730	$165

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Penns Grove, 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 Penns Grove totals $3,362,398 ($490 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $4,492,128 ($655 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Penns Grove, 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 north 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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Penns Grove Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.492
Robbery	0.6191
Rape	0.2476
Murder	0.0313
Total Violent Crime	3.390 (C)

Individual Penns Grove Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Carneys Point, NJ	A	B+	B
Golf Manor, NJ	A	A	B-
Pedricktown, NJ	A+	A-	A-
Deepwater, NJ	B-	C+	C-
Edgemoor, DE	F	D-	D-
Bellefonte, DE	D	C-	C-
Nortonville, NJ	A-	B	B
Claymont, DE	D-	C-	D+
Ardentown, DE	D+	B+	C+
Marshalltown, NJ	B	B	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Penns Grove is similar 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
Sayre, OK	D+	D-	D-
Frankfort, NY	B-	C+	C+
Friendsville, TN	B-	D+	D+
Glen Rock, PA	A+	A	A
Glenn Dale, MD	A	B+	B+
Running Springs, CA	C-	D+	D+
Salmon, ID	D	C	C
Sandia Park, NM	C	C-	C-
Sandown, NH	A	A+	A+
Santa Ynez, CA	C-	D-	D-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Penns Grove is less safe than the New Jersey state average and safer than the national average.

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