Somers Point, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

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 on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Somers Point:

  • There were 267 total crimes committed in Somers Point in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,550.6 total crimes per 100K people in Somers Point.
  • The overall crime rate in Somers Point is 20.36% above the national average.
  • Somers Point ranks #400 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • Somers Point ranks #8,104 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live 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 2,550.6 per 100,000 people. That's 20.36% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 55.05% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Somers Point
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 267 2,550.6 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 2 19.1 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 28 267.5 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 34 324.8 217.7 359.0
Burglary 21 200.6 145.3 229.0
Larceny 199 1,901.0 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 13 124.2 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 233 2,225.8 1,427.3 1,760.0

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 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Somers Point

34
Violent Crimes
324.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-9.53%
Below The National Average
  • There were 34 violent crimes in Somers Point in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Somers Point is 324.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 307.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Somers Point each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -9.53% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 49.19% higher than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Somers Point

233
Property Crimes
2,225.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
26.47%
Above The National Average
  • There were 233 property crimes in Somers Point in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Somers Point is 2,225.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 44.9 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 26.47% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 55.94% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 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 20,619 387 1,876.9 1,474.4 402.5
Absecon, NJ 9,135 216 2,364.5 2,167.5 197.0
Northfield, NJ 8,427 91 1,079.9 1,079.9 0.0
Brigantine, NJ 7,567 65 859.0 753.3 105.7
Linwood, NJ 6,961 51 732.7 718.3 14.4

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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