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West Long Branch, NJ crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

The crime rate in West Long Branch is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 14 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in West Long Branch is 1 in 74. Based on FBI crime data, West Long Branch is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to New Jersey, West Long Branch has a crime rate that is higher than 66% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

How does the crime rate in West Long Branch compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared West Long Branch with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether West Long Branch's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.

Now let us turn to take a look at how West Long Branch does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in West Long Branch.

For West Long Branch, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in West Long Branch than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1430, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that West Long Branch's rate for property crime is 13 per one thousand population. This makes West Long Branch a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in West Long Branch is one in 78.

West Long Branch Crime Data

total Crime Index

36

(100 is safest)


Safer than 36% of U.S. cities.

West Long Branch Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

6

110

116

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.70

12.82

13.52

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.7
2.03
National Median: 4
    West Long Branch
    New Jersey

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 1,430

in West Long Branch

1 in 493

in New Jersey

West Long Branch Violent Crimes

Population: 8,578
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 0 0 6
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.70

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
12.82
14.17
National Median: 20
    West Long Branch
    New Jersey

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 78

in West Long Branch

1 in 71

in New Jersey

Property Crimes

Population: 8,578
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 13 83 14
Rate per 1,000 1.52 9.68 1.63

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

West Long Branch Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
40
61
National Median: 27.0
    West Long Branch
    New Jersey

Popular Neighborhoods in West Long Branch

Zip Codes in West Long Branch, NJ