Drug-Related Crime per Capita in West Long Branch
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 West Long Branch residents.
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1 in 1,709
Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in West Long Branch is about 1 in 1,709.
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Drug-Related Crime costs the average West Long Branch resident about $4 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in West Long Branch in green. The most dangerous areas in West Long Branch are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
Is West Long Branch, NJ Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The A+ grade means the rate of drug-related crime is much lower than the average US city. West Long Branch is in the 93rd percentile for safety, meaning 7% of cities are safer and 93% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to West Long Branch's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of drug-related crime in West Long Branch is 0.5853 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in West Long Branch generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in West Long Branch may be as high as 1 in 1,394 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 2,620 in the southeast part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the southwest parts of West Long Branch, NJ: about 1 per year. The south part of West Long Branch has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.
How West Long Branch's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in West Long Branch to the New Jersey state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| West Long Branch, NJ: | 0.5853 |
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| New Jersey: | 0.6417 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, West Long Branch is as safe as the New Jersey state average and safer than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
The Cost of Drug-Related Crime in West Long Branch, NJ
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of West Long Branch about $43,681 in 2025, or roughly $4 per resident. This is part of West Long Branch's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for West Long Branch, including every crime type and how West Long Branch compares to other cities.
Interpreting the Drug-Related Crime Map
Remember that drug-related crime rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading West Long Branch's crime maps on the West Long Branch overall crime page.
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Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities
Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of drug-related crime in West Long Branch is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to West Long Branch.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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B- | B | C- | A | |
B | A | C- | A+ | |
A | A | B | A+ | |
C | B- | D | A | |
C+ | A- | D | A+ | |
F | C- | F | A | |
C- | B- | D- | A+ | |
A- | A- | B- | A+ | |
A- | A- | B- | A | |
B | A | C- | A+ |
Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations
West Long Branch is lower versus other cities of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares drug-related crime in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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F | F | F | F | |
A+ | B+ | B+ | A- | |
A- | C | C | A | |
B+ | B+ | B+ | B+ | |
A- | A | A | A- | |
C- | C- | C- | A+ | |
B+ | B+ | B+ | B+ | |
D- | D | D | B+ | |
C- | D | D | A | |
A- | B- | B- | A |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in West Long Branch, NJ average SchoolGrade of C, with 36% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See West Long Branch schools on SchoolGrade
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