Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY 4.0Property crime per resident is higher in Neptune City than in 89% of U.S. towns
Per 1,000 residents a year, 1.9 violent crimes and 28.5 incidents of property crime were recorded, against 2.1 and 13.8 in the rest of New Jersey. Its Safety Grade, C− (#306 of 342 graded towns in New Jersey), rests on crimes its police reported from 2023 to 2025: more crime per resident than 80% of U.S. towns. The crimes the grade counts fell 35% per resident from 2023 to 2025.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of NJ” is every other New Jersey city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Neptune City
1 of the 2 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 2 New Jersey towns on Neptune City’s borders, 2 have a Safety Grade: Avon-by-the-Sea (B), Neptune Township (D). Neighbors ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Neptune City’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the closer of the two to typical. Its violent rate (1.9) is below the FBI’s national estimate (3.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Neptune City property | Rest of New Jersey property | Neptune City violent | Rest of New Jersey violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 19.0 | 13.8 | 3.2 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 36.6 | 14.7 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 25.8 | 14.0 | 1.5 | 2.2 |
| 2025 | 23.1 | 12.6 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of New Jersey.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Neptune City | Rest of New Jersey | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Neptune City’s police reported 26 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.9 per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.1 in the rest of New Jersey and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Neptune City per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 2 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
116 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
10 violent and 106 property, as reported to the FBI by Neptune City’s police.
Two people died in crashes on Neptune City’s roads in 2019–2023
Neptune City had 2 fatal crashes in five years, in which two people died; 1 was a pedestrian.
That is about what is typical for New Jersey towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (4.9 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Neptune City’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Neptune City’s own rate (8.7) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Neptune City and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neptune City | C− | 1.9 | 28.5 |
| Neptune Township | D | 3.0 | 31.6 |
| Avon-by-the-Sea | B | 0.3 | 14.9 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
New Jersey towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neptune City | C− | 1.9 | 28.5 |
| Delaware Township | A+ | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| Boonton Township | A+ | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Elk Township | A− | 0.7 | 6.9 |
| Egg Harbor City | C | 2.4 | 17.6 |
| Mount Ephraim | D | 1.7 | 46.1 |
The five graded New Jersey towns closest to Neptune City’s population (4,591), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Neptune City. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Neptune City’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (4,597 in 2025); our figure for Neptune City is 4,591 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Neptune City
Is Neptune City, NJ safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Neptune City reports more crime per resident than 80% of U.S. towns, a C− Safety Grade and #306 of 342 in New Jersey. Its police reported 1.9 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.1 in the rest of New Jersey and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Neptune City?
1.9 violent and 28.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of New Jersey reports 2.1 and 13.8; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is Neptune City safer than Neptune Township?
Neptune Township reports more crime per resident than Neptune City: Neptune Township grades D for safety and Neptune City C−. Neptune Township’s police reported 3.0 violent and 31.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Neptune City?
Neptune City’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Neptune City”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.