Long Branch, Neptune rank as among most dangerous towns in N.J. In new study

A new statistical study on violent crimes in New Jersey has been released and the town you live in may have made the list.

Information recently published by NJ Monthly, compiled by the researcher at Leflein Associates, an independent research firm based in Ringwood.

From the data, the website Patch identified the 100 most dangerous New Jersey towns – those with the highest violent crime rates based on reported violent crimes per 1,000 residents.

Some of the towns come as no surprise as Camden tops in the list, Asbury Park comes in at number 4. Long Branch ranks at 38 on the list, where one violent crime is reported for every 250 people. Just to give you an idea how these towns fair, there are 565 municipalities in the state of New Jersey.

Here is the list of 100 towns with the highest violent crime rates – with the town name, its county and the number of violent crimes reported per 1,000 residents:

1. CAMDEN, Camden 25.4
2. ATLANTIC CITY, Atlantic 17.7
3. WILDWOOD, Cape May 17.1
4. ASBURY PARK, Monmouth 16.6
5. IRVINGTON, Essex 15.3
6. BRIDGETON, Cumberland 13.5
7. NEWARK, Essex 13.4
8. TRENTON, Mercer 13.4
9. ORANGE, Essex 12.3
10. PATERSON, Passaic 10.7
11. SALEM, Salem 10.5
12. SEASIDE HEIGHTS, Ocean 10.4
13. BROOKLAWN, Camden 9.2
14. MILLVILLE, Cumberland 8.9
15. PLAINFIELD, Union 8.5
16. ELIZABETH, Union 8.1
17. PASSAIC, Passaic 7.3
18. PLEASANTVILLE, Atlantic 7.1
19. LINDENWOLD, Camden 6.9
20. JERSEY CITY, Hudson 6.6
21. EAST ORANGE Essex 6.3
22. NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP, Monmouth 6.2
23. WOODLAND TOWNSHIP, Burlington 6.1
24. BURLINGTON CITY, Burlington 6.1
25. NEW BRUNSWICK, Middlesex 5.8
26. LAWNSIDE, Camden 5.8
27. BEVERLY, Burlington 5.4
28. WOODLYNNE, Camden 5.1
29. PERTH AMBOY, Middlesex 4.7
30. HARRISON, Hudson 4.7
31. MORRISTOWN, Morris 4.5
32. EAST NEWARK, Hudson 4.5
33. PAULSBORO, Gloucester 4.5
34. WOODBURY, Gloucester 4.5
35. PINE HILL, Camden 4.4
36. EGG HARBOR CITY, Atlantic 4.4
37. HILLSIDE, Union 4.3
38. LONG BRANCH, Monmouth 4
39. CLEMENTON, Camden 4
40. CARNEYS POINT, Salem 4
41. NEPTUNE CITY, Monmouth 3.9
42. FREEHOLD, Monmouth 3.9
43. MOUNT HOLLY, Burlington 3.9
44. ENGLEWOOD, Bergen 3.9
45. UNION CITY, Hudson 3.7
46. WILLINGBORO, Burlington 3.7
47. BARNEGAT, Ocean 3.5
48. BUENA, Atlantic 3.5
49. PENNS GROVE, Salem 3.5
50. VINELAND, Cumberland 3.4
51. PALMYRA, Burlington 3.4
52. GUTTENBERG, Hudson 3.2
53. MAGNOLIA, Camden 3.2
54. ROSELLE, Union 3.2
55. LINDEN, Union 3.2
56. WEST NEW YORK, Hudson 3.1
57. MIDDLE TOWNSHIP, Cape May 3.1
58. COMMERCIAL TOWNSHIP, Cumberland 3.1
59. BELLEVILLE, Essex 3.1
60. HOBOKEN, Hudson 3
61. RIVERSIDE, Burlington 3
62. GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, Camden 3
63. PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP, Burlington 2.9
64. BLOOMFIELD, Essex 2.9
65. PENNSAUKEN, Camden 2.9
66. NORTH WILDWOOD, Cape May 2.8
67. MANNINGTON, Salem 2.8
68. SOMERDALE, Camden 2.7
69. GALLOWAY, Atlantic 2.7
70. SOMERS POINT, Atlantic 2.6
71. HACKENSACK, Bergen 2.6
72. WESTVILLE, Gloucester 2.6
73. TOTOWA, Passaic 2.5
74. ABSECON, Atlantic 2.5
75. GLOUCESTER CITY, Camden 2.5
76. EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, Atlantic 2.5
77. WINSLOW, Camden 2.5
78. UNION BEACH, Monmouth 2.4
79. NORTH PLAINFIELD, Somerset 2.4
80. CHESILHURST, Camden 2.4
81. SOUTH ORANGE, Essex 2.3
82. EWING, Mercer 2.3
83. NATIONAL PARK, Gloucester 2.3
84. MAPLE SHADE, Burlington 2.2
85. FLEMINGTON, Hunterdon 2.2
86. BAYONNE, Hudson 2.2
87. SOUTH HACKENSACK, Bergen 2.1
88. CLIFFSIDE PARK, Bergen 2.1
89. KEYPORT, Monmouth 2.1
90. EATONTOWN, Monmouth 2.1
91. HAMILTON, Mercer 2.1
92. MOUNT EPHRAIM, Camden 2.1
93. CLIFTON, Passaic 2.1
94. NETCONG, Morris 2.1
95. KEANSBURG, Monmouth 2.1
96. GARFIELD, Bergen 2
97. MONTCLAIR, Essex 2
98. CARTERET, Middlesex 2
99. DEPTFORD, Gloucester 2

100. WOODSTOWN, Salem 2

101. PHILLIPSBURG, Warren 2