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Crime Rate

Monday, December 31, 2012

How Does Crime in Wall Compare to Neighboring Towns?

NJ Spotlight has created an interactive map of 2011 crime rates in New Jersey

Wall residents can easily compare how their municipality's crime rate in 2011 compared to neighboring towns with an interactive map created by NJ Spotlight. The map plots the total crime rate per 1,000 people for seven index crimes (violent crimes include murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault, and non-violent crimes are burglary, larceny and motor vehicle theft) using data from the recently released 2011 Uniform Crime Report. Wall's crime rate per 1,000 residents was 18.2, well below Monmouth's 23.7 and the state's 24.7. Neptune and Asbury Park had the highest crime rates per 1,000 residents in 2011 among nearby municipalities, with 72.1 victims per 1,000 residents in Neptune and 95.6 in Asbury Park. Wall fared better than the …

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