Cape May, NJ crime analytics
Analytics built by: Location, Inc.
Raw data sources: 18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.
Date(s) & Update Frequency: Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?
Methodology: Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data
With a crime rate of 41 per one thousand residents, Cape May has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes - from the smallest towns to the very largest cities. One's chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime here is one in 24. Within New Jersey, more than 96% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Cape May.
Separately, it is always interesting and important to compare a city's crime rate with those of similarly sized communities - a fair comparison as larger cities tend to have more crime. NeighborhoodScout has done just that. With a population of 2,778, Cape May has a combined rate of violent and property crime that is very high compared to other places of similar population size. Regardless of whether Cape May does well or poorly compared to all other cities and towns in the US of all sizes, compared to places with a similar population, it fares badly. Few other communities of this size have a crime rate as high as Cape May.
Now let us turn to take a look at how Cape May 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 Cape May.
From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Cape May occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Cape May; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 463. This equates to a rate of 2 per one thousand inhabitants.
In addition, NeighborhoodScout found that a lot of the crime that takes place in Cape May is property crime. Property crimes that are tracked for this analysis are burglary, larceny over fifty dollars, motor vehicle theft, and arson. In Cape May, your chance of becoming a victim of a property crime is one in 26, which is a rate of 39 per one thousand population.
total Crime Index
5
(100 is safest)
Cape May Annual Crimes
| Violent | Property | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Number of Crimes |
6 |
108 |
114 |
|
Crime Rate
|
2.16 |
38.88 |
41.04 |
Violent Crime
Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)
Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime
1 in
463
in
Cape May
1 in
493
in
New Jersey
Cape May Violent Crimes
Population: 2,778
| Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Rate per 1,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.16 |
United States Violent Crimes
Population: 333,287,557
| Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report Total | 21,156 | 133,294 | 220,450 | 893,980 |
| Rate per 1,000 | 0.06 | 0.40 | 0.66 | 2.68 |
Property Crime
Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)
Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime
1 in
26
in
Cape May
1 in
71
in
New Jersey
Property Crimes
Population: 2,778
| burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Report Total | 3 | 100 | 5 |
| Rate per 1,000 | 1.08 | 36.00 | 1.80 |
United States Property Crimes
Population: 333,287,557
| burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Report Total | 899,293 | 4,672,363 | 942,173 |
| Rate per 1,000 | 2.70 | 14.02 | 2.83 |