Long Branch, NJ Crime Map

Long Branch, NJ Safety Overview: What the Numbers Actually Show

Long Branch is a coastal city of 30,424 residents carrying an overall crime grade of C-, yet that city-wide figure tells only part of the story. When you break the data down to the neighborhood level — across seven distinct areas — a notably safer picture emerges. Fully 72% of Long Branch neighborhoods earned a combined A or B safety rating, with no neighborhood falling below a C. That gap between the city-wide grade and the neighborhood-level reality is worth understanding before drawing any conclusions about where Long Branch actually stands.

Safest and Highest-Crime Neighborhoods

The two standout performers are Elberon (Grade: A-, median income: $83,313) and Uptown Long Branch (Grade: A-, median income: $68,942) — both earning top marks and sitting above the city's median household income of $62,027. Close behind are Branchport (Grade: B+, income: $73,345), North Long Branch (Grade: B+, income: $80,770), and West End Long Branch (Grade: B+, income: $75,245). On the other end of the spectrum, Downtown / Arts District earns a C and is home to 6,657 residents with a median income of $52,003 — the most populous of the lower-graded areas. Pier Village / Ocean Place scores a C+ with a smaller population of 657 and a median income of $45,045, the lowest among all seven neighborhoods analyzed.

How Crime Grades Are Distributed Across the City

Of the seven neighborhoods analyzed, 28.6% earned an A grade, 42.9% landed in the B range, and the remaining 28.6% scored at the C level. Critically, zero neighborhoods received a D or F. That distribution reflects a city where the most serious crime concentrations are limited in scope. The C-grade neighborhoods — Downtown / Arts District and Pier Village / Ocean Place — account for a combined population of roughly 7,300 residents, while the A and B neighborhoods collectively cover well over 21,000 people. In practical terms, the majority of Long Branch residents live in areas that rate as genuinely safe.

Property Crime vs. Violent Crime in Long Branch

Long Branch's crime profile, like most mid-size coastal New Jersey cities, skews more heavily toward property crime than violent incidents. Theft, vehicle break-ins, and opportunistic burglary tend to track with tourism and commercial density — factors that make Downtown / Arts District and the Pier Village corridor more active crime zones during peak seasons. Violent crime, while present, is more sporadic and concentrated rather than widespread. The unemployment rate of 7.9% and a poverty rate of 18.2% create economic pressures that correlate with property crime patterns citywide, but the absence of any D- or F-rated neighborhoods suggests these pressures have not translated into pervasive violent crime across residential areas.

Using the Crime Map to Make Smarter Decisions

For anyone evaluating Long Branch seriously — whether as a home buyer weighing a median home value of $369,958, a renter comparing the $1,370 median monthly rent against neighborhood safety grades, or a commuter deciding where to park and walk — the interactive crime map provides granular, address-level context that city-wide grades simply cannot. A prospective buyer considering Elberon versus Downtown / Arts District is looking at a full letter-grade difference in safety, alongside a $31,000 income gap between those neighborhoods. Renters can filter incidents by type and time period to assess whether a specific block trends toward property crime or something more serious. Commuters traveling through North Long Branch or West End Long Branch can identify which corridors have seen recent activity and plan accordingly. The map turns aggregate statistics into actionable, location-specific intelligence.