West Long Branch is a region located in NJ, and has a population of 8,124. This region is policed by WEST LONG BRANCH POLICE DEPT.
West Long Branch has an overall crime rate of 2868 per 100,000 residents. This is moderately safer than the rest of the United States, but still about average. This means that your chances of becoming a victim of any type of crime in West Long Branch is 1 in 35 if you reside there for a year.
The average overall crime rate for West Long Branch for the previous 2 years was 3387 per 100,000 residents. This means that the crime rate for West Long Branchhas been decreasing over time.
Below are its crime rates and policing statistics according to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR). For more specific crime statistics (NIBRS) for many US cities & counties, see Offense Statistics.
| (per 100,000) | West Long Branch | USA | |
| Crime Rate (Overall) | 2868 | 4,506 | |
| Murder Rate | N/A | 6 | |
| Robbery Rate | 37 | 148 | |
| Rape Rate | N/A | 30 | |
| Assault Rate | 431 | 644 | |
| Burglary Rate | 480 | 726 | |
| Forced Entry Rate | 295 | 417 | |
| Larceny Rate | 1883 | 2,185 | |
| Auto Theft Rate | 37 | 362 |
| West Long Branch | USA | |
| Overall Clearance | 2% | 28% |
| Homicide Clearance | N/A | 56% |
| Assault Clearance | 4% | 52% |
| Rape Clearance | N/A | 38% |
| Robbery Clearance | 5% | 23% |
| Burglary Clearance | 1% | 12% |
| Larceny Clearance | 2% | 18% |
| Auto Theft Clearance | 3% | 12% |
Of the 730,000 sex offenders in the United States, there are a total of 1 sex offender(s) in West Long Branch.
On a per capita basis, there are approximately 12 sex offender(s) per 100,000 people in West Long Branch. This is compared to the nation-wide average of 240 sex offenders per 100,000 people.
To search the official state sex offender registry for New Jersey see http://www.state.nj.us/njsp/info/reg_sexoffend.html
Data estimated from arrests & clearances from a sample from the Uniform Crime Reports, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice. Washington, D.C. 2011. If missing data exist, these figures will tend to underestimate the true figures. Insideprison.com is not responsible for the currency or accuracy of this data.
