Wildwood Crest, NJ Violent Crime Rates and Maps

B+

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

Which crimes are included?

$744,437

Cost of Crime™ for Wildwood Crest, NJ

In 2025, violent crime will cost $395 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Wildwood Crest 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 Wildwood Crest against the average US city, where the rate is higher than the norm. Wildwood Crest sits in the 26th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 26% of cities and behind 74%. The grade covers only Wildwood Crest's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Wildwood Crest is 4.358 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 115 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 294 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Wildwood Crest, NJ report the most violent crime, about 5 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Wildwood Crest, NJ

The tangible cost of violent crime in Wildwood Crest is projected at $744,437 for 2025, about $234 per resident and $395 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 Wildwood Crest Compared to Other Cities?

Wildwood Crest, NJ:	$234
Atlantic City, NJ:	$290
Pine Lake Park, NJ:	$31
New Jersey:	$127
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $234 per resident each year in Wildwood Crest, which is $24 less than the national average and $108 more than New Jersey's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Wildwood Crest:

In Atlantic City, NJ, crime costs $290 per person, which is $56 more than in Wildwood Crest.
In Pine Lake Park, NJ, crime costs $31 per person, which is $203 less than in Wildwood Crest

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Wildwood Crest	Cost per Wildwood Crest Resident
Murder	$318,201	$100
Rape/Sexual Assault	$52,647	$17
Robbery	$63,236	$20
Assault	$310,352	$98
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$744,437	$234

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Wildwood Crest, 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 Wildwood Crest totals $2,472,971 ($778 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $3,217,408 ($1,012 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Wildwood Crest, 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 northeast 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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Wildwood Crest Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.399
Robbery	0.6324
Rape	0.2731
Murder	0.0533
Total Violent Crime	4.358 (D+)

Individual Wildwood Crest Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Wildwood Crest 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
Red Lodge, MT	F	D-	D-
Haskell, OK	C-	D-	D-
Hazel Green, WI	A-	A	A
Ash Grove, MO	B	C+	C+
Jay, FL	A+	A-	A-
Lapel, IN	B+	C-	C-
Madawaska, ME	D	A-	A-
Mattapoisett, MA	A+	B+	B+
Moss Beach, CA	C	D	D
Pitcairn, PA	D+	D-	D-

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

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