South Jersey, Cape May, Jersey Shore Towns Make List of Most Dangerous in New Jersey

Ocean City is America’s Greatest Family Resort.

Step outside Ocean City, and things are apparently much different in the surrounding communities.

Three of the five most dangerous cities in New Jersey are in Cape May County, and a fourth is Atlantic City, according to consumer resource site valuepenguin.com, which took into account population and different types of crimes.

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Even peaceful Monmouth County towns such as Deal were marked lower than towns with high-levels of crime, such as East Orange. Berlin and Lindenwold are on the list, too - less safe than East Newark

he bucolic Shore towns of Mantoloking, Harvey Cedars and Beach Haven are less safe than East Orange, according to this list.

The lower the score, the better. New Hanover, which was ranked as the safest place in New Jersey, scored a 9.

Wildwood ranks as the most dangerous city in New Jersey, with a crime score of 2,833.

Atlantic City was second with a crime score of 2,188.

Avalon and Sea Isle City were fourth and fifth, respectively. Avalon’s score was 1,872, and Sea Isle City scored a 1,825.

Ocean City’s crime score was much lower. The City scored a 478, putting it at No. 388 out of 474 on the list of safest cities.