The crime rate in Pine Hill is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 22 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Pine Hill is 1 in 46. Based on FBI crime data, Pine Hill is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to New Jersey, Pine Hill has a crime rate that is higher than 85% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Importantly, when you compare Pine Hill to other communities of similar population, then Pine Hill crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Pine Hill does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Pine Hill 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 Pine Hill.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Pine Hill 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 Pine Hill; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 325. This equates to a rate of 3 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Pine Hill's rate for property crime is 19 per one thousand population. This makes Pine Hill a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Pine Hill is one in 53.