Long Branch, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Long Branch, NJ Summary

Crime in Long Branch research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Long Branch over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Long Branch:

  • There were 483 total crimes committed in Long Branch the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,459.5 total crimes per 100K people in Long Branch.
  • The overall crime rate in Long Branch is -37.20% below the national average.
  • Long Branch ranks #331 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Long Branch ranks #5,198 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Long Branch Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Long Branch is 1,459.5 per 100,000 people. That's -37.20% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 7.83% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Long Branch
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 483 1,459.5 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 7 21.2 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 44 133.0 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 62 187.3 195.4 369.8
Burglary 54 163.2 146.2 269.8
Larceny 339 1,024.4 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 28 84.6 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 421 1,272.1 1,158.2 1,954.4

Long Branch Crime Compared To New Jersey Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in New Jersey.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Long Branch

62
Violent Crimes
187.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-49.34%
Below The National Average
  • There were 62 violent crimes in Long Branch in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Long Branch is 187.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 533.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Long Branch each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -49.34% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -4.10% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Long Branch

421
Property Crimes
1,272.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-34.91%
Below The National Average
  • There were 421 property crimes in Long Branch in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Long Branch is 1,272.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 78.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Long Branch each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -34.91% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 9.84% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Long Branch

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Tinton Falls, NJ 19,556 204 1,043.2 946.0 97.2
West Long Branch, NJ 8,525 102 1,196.5 1,126.1 70.4
Oceanport, NJ 6,119 46 751.8 653.7 98.1
Little Silver, NJ 6,050 41 677.7 677.7 0.0
Shrewsbury, NJ 4,188 87 2,077.4 1,981.9 95.5
Monmouth Beach, NJ 3,242 22 678.6 678.6 0.0

Long Branch SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
9
Affordability
3
Diversity
9
Safety
6
Amenities
9.5
Education
6
Commute
5
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