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Surf City Crime Rate Report (New Jersey)

Surf City crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 19 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Surf City for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2024.

The city violent crime rate for Surf City in 2024 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 79.33% and the city property crime rate in Surf City was lower than the national property crime rate average by 53.14%.

In 2024 the city violent crime rate in Surf City was lower than the violent crime rate in New Jersey by 65.54% and the city property crime rate in Surf City was lower than the property crime rate in New Jersey by 42.19%.

Property and Violent Crime
Surf City Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Surf City Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Surf City Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2024 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault1
Arson0
Burglary0
Larceny and Theft10
Motor Vehicle Theft1
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape0
Robbery0
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)15
Property Crime11
Violent Crime1
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault0
Arson0
Burglary0
Larceny and Theft4
Motor Vehicle Theft3
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape1
Robbery0
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)11
Property Crime7
Violent Crime1

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Surf City Property Crime

Surf City Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Surf City Crime 2024

Surf City Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Surf City Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Surf City Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Surf City, New Jersey crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Surf City crime report data for 2026 was projected from 19 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2024.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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