Somers Point, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Somers Point, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 241 total crimes committed in Somers Point the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,302.5 total crimes per 100K people in Somers Point.
  • The overall crime rate in Somers Point is -0.93% below the national average.
  • Somers Point ranks #419 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Somers Point ranks #7,155 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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Somers Point Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Somers Point is 2,302.5 per 100,000 people. That's -0.93% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 70.11% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Somers Point
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 241 2,302.5 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 1 9.6 3.7 6.3
Robbery 5 47.8 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 19 181.5 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 27 258.0 195.4 369.8
Burglary 16 152.9 146.2 269.8
Larceny 192 1,834.3 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 57.3 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 214 2,044.5 1,158.2 1,954.4

Somers Point 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 Somers Point

27
Violent Crimes
258.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-30.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 27 violent crimes in Somers Point in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Somers Point is 258.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 387.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Somers Point each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -30.25% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 32.04% higher than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Somers Point

214
Property Crimes
2,044.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
4.61%
Above The National Average
  • There were 214 property crimes in Somers Point in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Somers Point is 2,044.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 48.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Somers Point each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 4.61% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 76.53% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Somers Point

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Pleasantville, NJ 20,603 252 1,223.1 1,004.7 218.4
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

Somers Point SnackAbility

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