Ventnor City, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Ventnor City, NJ Summary

Crime in Ventnor City research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Ventnor City 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 Ventnor City:

  • There were 271 total crimes committed in Ventnor City the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,937.4 total crimes per 100K people in Ventnor City.
  • The overall crime rate in Ventnor City is 26.38% above the national average.
  • Ventnor City ranks #443 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Ventnor City ranks #8,052 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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Ventnor City Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ventnor City is 2,937.4 per 100,000 people. That's 26.38% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 117.01% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ventnor City
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 271 2,937.4 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 1 10.8 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 54.2 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 6 65.0 195.4 369.8
Burglary 22 238.5 146.2 269.8
Larceny 238 2,579.7 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 54.2 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 265 2,872.3 1,158.2 1,954.4

Ventnor City 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 Ventnor City

6
Violent Crimes
65.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-82.41%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Ventnor City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ventnor City is 65.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,537.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ventnor City each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -82.41% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -66.71% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ventnor City

265
Property Crimes
2,872.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
46.97%
Above The National Average
  • There were 265 property crimes in Ventnor City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ventnor City is 2,872.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 34.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ventnor City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 46.97% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 148.00% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Ventnor City SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
8.5
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
7
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