Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0Pleasantville has more violent crime per resident than three in four U.S. towns
One of the 3 towns next door with figures records less crime per resident. Pleasantville’s Safety Grade, C (#284 of 342 graded towns in New Jersey), rests on crimes its police reported from 2023 to 2025: more crime per resident than 70% of U.S. towns. On top of that, the yearly rates were 3.3 violent crimes and 15.1 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents, set against 2.1 and 13.8 in the rest of New Jersey.
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 Pleasantville
1 of the 3 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 3 New Jersey towns on Pleasantville’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: Egg Harbor Township (C+), Absecon (C−), Atlantic City (D−). Neighbors ↓
Among New Jersey towns, lower
New Jersey’s cities and towns report less crime than most states’, so Pleasantville’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 17% of the 342 New Jersey towns we grade, against 30% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Pleasantville’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; property crime is the closer of the two to typical. Its violent rate (3.3) 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. Its property rate (15.1) is below the FBI’s national estimate (17.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Crime in Pleasantville 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 3 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Pleasantville | Rest of New Jersey | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Pleasantville’s police reported 206 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 3.3 per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.1 in the rest of New Jersey and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Reported crime is steady
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| Year | Pleasantville property | Rest of New Jersey property | Pleasantville violent | Rest of New Jersey violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10.0 | 13.9 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 16.6 | 14.7 | 2.9 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 14.7 | 14.0 | 4.0 | 2.2 |
| 2025 | 13.9 | 12.6 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of New Jersey.
354 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.
62 violent and 292 property, as reported to the FBI by Pleasantville’s police.
20 people died in crashes on Pleasantville’s roads in 2019–2023
Pleasantville had 20 fatal crashes in five years, in which 20 people died; 10 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist.
That is 19.3 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for New Jersey towns of 5,000–25,000 people (4.5, 369 towns).
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.
Pleasantville and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasantville | C | 3.3 | 15.1 |
| Atlantic City | D− | 17.2 | 63.3 |
| Absecon | C− | 2.6 | 25.3 |
| Egg Harbor Township | C+ | 1.4 | 18.1 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
New Jersey towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasantville | C | 3.3 | 15.1 |
| Jefferson Township | A+ | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| Sparta Township | A | 0.4 | 3.8 |
| Morristown | B+ | 1.5 | 4.6 |
| Hazlet Township | B | 0.9 | 11.1 |
| Maple Shade Township | C− | 3.5 | 18.9 |
The five graded New Jersey towns closest to Pleasantville’s population (20,853), 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 Pleasantville. 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 Pleasantville’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (21,008 in 2025); our figure for Pleasantville is 20,853 (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 Pleasantville
Is Pleasantville, NJ safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Pleasantville reports more crime per resident than 70% of U.S. towns, a C Safety Grade and #284 of 342 in New Jersey. Its police reported 3.3 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 Pleasantville?
3.3 violent and 15.1 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 Pleasantville safer than Atlantic City?
Atlantic City reports more crime per resident than Pleasantville: Atlantic City grades D− for safety and Pleasantville C. Atlantic City’s police reported 17.2 violent and 63.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Pleasantville?
Pleasantville’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Pleasantville”. 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.