Pleasantville, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Pleasantville, NJ Summary

Crime in Pleasantville research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Pleasantville over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Pleasantville:

  • There were 252 total crimes committed in Pleasantville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,223.1 total crimes per 100K people in Pleasantville.
  • The overall crime rate in Pleasantville is -47.37% below the national average.
  • Pleasantville ranks #293 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Pleasantville ranks #4,463 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Pleasantville Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Pleasantville is 1,223.1 per 100,000 people. That's -47.37% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -9.64% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Pleasantville
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 252 1,223.1 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 2 9.7 3.7 6.3
Robbery 7 34.0 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 36 174.7 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 45 218.4 195.4 369.8
Burglary 49 237.8 146.2 269.8
Larceny 126 611.6 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 32 155.3 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 207 1,004.7 1,158.2 1,954.4

Pleasantville Crime Compared To New Jersey Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in New Jersey.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Pleasantville

45
Violent Crimes
218.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-40.94%
Below The National Average
  • There were 45 violent crimes in Pleasantville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Pleasantville is 218.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 457.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Pleasantville each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -40.94% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 11.80% higher than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Pleasantville

207
Property Crimes
1,004.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-48.59%
Below The National Average
  • There were 207 property crimes in Pleasantville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Pleasantville is 1,004.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 99.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Pleasantville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -48.59% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -13.25% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Pleasantville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Somers Point, NJ 10,467 241 2,302.5 2,044.5 258.0
Absecon, NJ 9,153 332 3,627.2 3,299.5 327.8
Northfield, NJ 8,435 53 628.3 592.8 35.6
Brigantine, NJ 7,642 80 1,046.8 968.3 78.5
Linwood, NJ 6,950 56 805.8 777.0 28.8

Pleasantville SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
3
Commute
8.5
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