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-SA 3.0Safety in Port Elizabeth: figures, but no grade
The closest graded town is Millville, 7 miles away, at D. Port Elizabeth has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. A 25-mile circle around it holds 15 towns with a grade.
The nearest New Jersey towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millville | D | 7 mi | 4.6 | 39.8 |
| Vineland | D | 11 mi | 4.3 | 25.2 |
| Bridgeton | D− | 16 mi | 8.5 | 33.1 |
| Middle Township | C | 17 mi | 2.9 | 16.9 |
| Hamilton Township | C | 17 mi | 1.0 | 24.3 |
| Sea Isle City | D | 18 mi | 2.3 | 33.4 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Port Elizabeth. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Port Elizabeth.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Three people died in crashes on Port Elizabeth’s roads in 2019–2023
Port Elizabeth had 3 fatal crashes in five years, in which three people died.
That is more than 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 Port Elizabeth’s size would see about 0 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Port Elizabeth’s own rate (229.9) 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.
Port Elizabeth and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Township | — | — | — |
| Maurice River Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Commercial Township and Maurice River Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
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.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- 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 Port Elizabeth
Is Port Elizabeth, NJ safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Port Elizabeth. The nearest New Jersey towns with a grade are Millville (D, 7 mi), Vineland (D, 11 mi), Bridgeton (D−, 16 mi).
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Please don’t name or describe individuals. In an emergency, call 911.
Neighbors looking out for each other in Port Elizabeth.
Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 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.