West Cape May, NJ Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$218,234

Cost of Crime™ for West Cape May, NJ

In 2025, violent crime will cost $386 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of West Cape May 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 West Cape May against the average US city, where the rate is about the same as the norm. West Cape May sits in the 48th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 48% of cities and behind 52%. The grade covers only West Cape May's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in West Cape May is 3.021 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 322 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 340 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of West Cape May, NJ report the most violent crime, about 1 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in West Cape May, NJ

The tangible cost of violent crime in West Cape May is projected at $218,234 for 2025, about $195 per resident and $386 per household. That equals 0.3% 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): 40.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 46.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.0%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in West Cape May Compared to Other Cities?

West Cape May, NJ:	$195
Atlantic City, NJ:	$290
Pine Lake Park, NJ:	$31
New Jersey:	$127
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $195 per resident each year in West Cape May, which is $63 less than the national average and $69 more than New Jersey's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to West Cape May:

In Atlantic City, NJ, crime costs $290 per person, which is $95 more than in West Cape May.
In Pine Lake Park, NJ, crime costs $31 per person, which is $164 less than in West Cape May

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to West Cape May	Cost per West Cape May Resident
Murder	$112,709	$101
Rape/Sexual Assault	$16,106	$14
Robbery	$20,534	$18
Assault	$68,884	$62
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$218,234	$195

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in West Cape May, 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 West Cape May totals $852,104 ($762 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,070,338 ($957 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in West Cape May, 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 south 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.

The interactive maps load faster on a solid connection. Compare high speed internet in West Cape May, NJ at ISP Reports.

West Cape May Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.145
Robbery	0.5839
Rape	0.2376
Murder	0.0536
Total Violent Crime	3.021 (C+)

Individual West Cape May Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in West Cape May is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to West Cape May.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Cape May Point, NJ	B+	C	C+
Cold Spring, NJ	B+	C	B-
Cape May, NJ	B+	C	C+
North Cape May, NJ	A+	B-	A+
Wildwood Gables, NJ	B+	D+	B-
Villas, NJ	A	C	B+
Wildwood Crest, NJ	B+	D+	B-
Rio Grande, NJ	A-	C	B
Wildwood, NJ	D+	D	D
West Wildwood, NJ	B+	C	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

West Cape May 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
Sand Rock, AL	C-	C+	C+
Kingston, ID	D+	D+	D+
Man, WV	B-	C+	C+
Mantoloking, NJ	B+	A	A
McGill, NV	F	F	F
Pacific Junction, IA	A-	A	A
Ralston, WY	B+	A	A
Rochert, MN	B-	B-	B-
Sageville, IA	A-	A	A
Kent, NY	A+	A-	A-

Considering only the violent crime rate, West Cape May is less safe than the New Jersey state average and safer than the national average.

About the Data

CrimeGrade.org provides highly detailed and accurate crime data, used by insurance companies, home security firms, and other industries. Our data is available for licensing—learn more about our USA crime data and licensing.

Crime By Zip Code Download

Our proprietary data is available for download by zip code or by state in a CSV Flat File. Please visit our download page for pricing and terms.

Download CSV

Home Security

A crime occurs on average every 12 days 22 hours in West Cape May. Want to protect your home?

Home Security Companies in West Cape May, NJ

All maps and statistics above are projections, not certainties, and provided without guarantee free of charge. Verify all info before making any decisions based on the data.