Asbury Park, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Asbury Park, NJ Summary

Crime in Asbury Park research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Asbury Park 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 Asbury Park:

  • There were 715 total crimes committed in Asbury Park the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,701.2 total crimes per 100K people in Asbury Park.
  • The overall crime rate in Asbury Park is 102.27% above the national average.
  • Asbury Park ranks #476 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Asbury Park ranks #9,307 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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Asbury Park Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Asbury Park is 4,701.2 per 100,000 people. That's 102.27% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 247.32% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Asbury Park
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 715 4,701.2 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 3 19.7 3.7 6.3
Robbery 32 210.4 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 120 789.0 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 164 1,078.3 195.4 369.8
Burglary 89 585.2 146.2 269.8
Larceny 438 2,879.9 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 24 157.8 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 551 3,622.9 1,158.2 1,954.4

Asbury Park 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 Asbury Park

164
Violent Crimes
1,078.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
191.59%
Above The National Average
  • There were 164 violent crimes in Asbury Park in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Asbury Park is 1,078.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 92.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Asbury Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 191.59% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 451.95% higher than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Asbury Park

551
Property Crimes
3,622.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
85.37%
Above The National Average
  • There were 551 property crimes in Asbury Park in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Asbury Park is 3,622.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 27.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Asbury Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 85.37% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 212.80% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Asbury Park

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
Little Silver, NJ 6,050 41 677.7 677.7 0.0
Bradley Beach, NJ 4,267 65 1,523.3 1,476.4 46.9
Avon-by-the-Sea, NJ 1,899 34 1,790.4 1,790.4 0.0

Asbury Park SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
9
Affordability
3
Diversity
10
Safety
3
Amenities
9.5
Education
8
Commute
4
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