West Wildwood, NJ Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In West Wildwood

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	West Wildwood_{/100k people}	New Jersey_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	20	n/a (estimate)	3,534	1,790	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	West Wildwood_{/100k people}	New Jersey_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	4.2	5.3
Rape	0	n/a	0.0	16.2	40.4
Robbery	0	n/a	0.0	100.4	102.8
Assault	2	n/a	353.4	124.2	248.5
Violent crime	2	n/a (estimate)	353	245	386
Burglary	8	n/a	1,413.4	282.7	468.9
Theft	9	n/a	1,590.1	1,135.2	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	1	n/a	176.7	126.6	236.9
Property crime	18	n/a (estimate)	3,180	1,545	2,451

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Cape May Point, NJ	214	0	0	0
Diamond Beach, NJ	206	99	624	723
Strathmere, NJ	181	99	624	723
Erma, NJ	2,067	99	627	726
Rio Grande, NJ	2,549	115	725	840
North Cape May, NJ	2,850	119	753	872
Whitesboro, NJ	2,474	134	843	976
West Wildwood, NJ	500	353	3,180	3,534

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in West Wildwood is 25% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 9.68 daily crimes that occur in West Wildwood.
West Wildwood is safer than 28% of the cities in the United States.
In West Wildwood you have a 1 in 29 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in West Wildwood has decreased by 19%.

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Daily Crime In West Wildwood (per 100,000 people)

How Safe is West Wildwood (higher is better)

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in West Wildwood

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in West Wildwood is 1 in 283

The chance of being a victim of property crime in West Wildwood is 1 in 32

The chance of being a victim of crime in West Wildwood is 1 in 29

Year Over Year Crime In West Wildwood (per 100,000 people)

West Wildwood police department

Item	West Wildwood	New Jersey	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	6	14,540	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	10.0	5.7	3.3

There are a total of 6 West Wildwood police officers. This results in 10.0 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 76.3% greater than the New Jersey average and 206.5% greater than the National average.

Sex offenders in New Jersey

State	Total offenders	New Jersey_/100K	National_/100K
New Jersey	3,924	47	222

There are a total of 3,924 sex offenders in New Jersey. This yields a total of 47 sex offenders in New Jersey per 100,000 residents which is 79% less than the national average.

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Kenefick, TX	500	548	3,484	4,031
Titonka, IA	500	422	3,028	3,451
Tees Toh, AZ	500	733	4,643	5,376
Weldon, IL	500	646	3,038	3,685
Towner, ND	500	332	3,038	3,370
West Wildwood, NJ	500	353	3,180	3,534

Source: The West Wildwood, NJ crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.