Pleasantville has an overall crime rate of 12 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Pleasantville is 1 in 82. How does Pleasantville fare compared to other communities in New Jersey of all population sizes? Pleasantville's crime rate is lower than approximately 38% of New Jersey communities.

However, compared to other communities of similar population size, Pleasantville has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Pleasantville 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 Pleasantville 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 Pleasantville.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Pleasantville 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 Pleasantville; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 459. This equates to a rate of 2 per one thousand inhabitants.

Significantly, based on the number of murders reported by the FBI and the number of residents living in the city, NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that Pleasantville 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.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Pleasantville; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 10 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.