With a crime rate for both violent and property crime combined of 5 per 1,000 residents, the crime rate in Atlantic Highlands is one of the lower rates in America among communities of all sizes (lower than 73% of America's communities). One's chance of becoming a victim of crime in Atlantic Highlands is one in 191. Compared to communities within New Jersey, Atlantic Highlands‘s crime rate is lower than nearly 76% of the state's cities and towns.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, Atlantic Highlands has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Atlantic Highlands is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Atlantic Highlands does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Atlantic Highlands.

For Atlantic Highlands, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Atlantic Highlands than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1466, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

Significantly, based on the number of murders reported by the FBI and the number of residents living in the borough, NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that Atlantic Highlands experiences one of the higher murder rates in the nation when compared with cities and towns for all sizes of population, from the largest to the smallest.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Atlantic Highlands is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Atlantic Highlands than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 220.