The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Long Branch, NJ
Long Branch is a city of 32,700 in Monmouth County, about 30 miles south of Midtown Manhattan · Updated November 2026
Is Long Branch, NJ safe?
Yes. An overall CrimeGrade™ of A- means crime in Long Branch is low. Most US neighborhoods have little crime too, so Long Branch sits near the middle: 43% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime, and 57% in neighborhoods with less. Violent and property crime both grade A- here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Long Branch run from A to C+, so check the map below.
A-
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 796 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
43% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Long Branch as a whole, and 57% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Long Branch scores 796.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Long Branch, NJ at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Long Branch, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Long Branch
Car thefts are uncommon. Long Branch has car thefts at less than half the US rate: 1.1 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Long Branch
Nearly every part of Long Branch where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Long Branch run from A to C+; 22% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
99%
A or B 99%C 1%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Long Branch, the southwest side has the least crime and the center the most.
Is crime going up in Long Branch?
Reported crime in Long Branch has fallen since 2019: violent crime is down 33% and property crime down 21%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 3.6 to 2.4 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 21 to 16 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime rose 21%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
Long BranchUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Long Branch. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Long Branch
Violent, US
Property, Long Branch
Property, US
2016
-3%
+4%
+19%
+15%
2017
-10%
+4%
+33%
+12%
2018
+13%
+0%
+2%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-19%
+4%
-14%
-8%
2021
-58%
+6%
-37%
-10%
2022
-47%
+5%
-37%
-6%
2023
-33%
+2%
-35%
-7%
2024
-33%
-4%
-21%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Long Branch
CrimeGrade™ estimates Long Branch has about 28 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 24% less than the US as a whole and close to New Jersey.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft is the most common crime in Long Branch, about 48% of everything reported, but assault costs more, because each one does more harm.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
The Long Branch Police Department reports to the FBI in a format that leaves out vandalism, so CrimeGrade™ makes its own vandalism estimate.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How Long Branch compares with nearby cities
Of the 9 cities closest to Long Branch, 7 have less crime. Little Silver and Oceanport have the least.
Night lighting, walkability and density in Long Branch
Two things set Long Branch apart: it has a Walk Grade of C+ (45 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole, and 43% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Places like that tend to report more theft and assault, and theft runs high here.
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 92% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault.C+ (45 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 90% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.43% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 78% of US city residents
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Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.1.0 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 77% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.12.7 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 74% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.31 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 69% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Long Branch
Crime costs Long Branch about $796 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 34% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $31 million a year, or $934 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$1.7 million
$52
Rape
$580,000
$18
Robbery
$410,000
$13
Assault
$2.7 million
$84
Burglary
$590,000
$18
Theft
$2.3 million
$70
Vehicle theft
$550,000
$17
Arson
$17,000
$1
Vandalism
$1.0 million
$31
Total
$9.9 million
$302
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Long Branch means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Long Branch, NJ average a SchoolGrade of C-: 35% of students test proficient, against 30% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Long Branch on SchoolGrade
