Beachwood, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Beachwood, NJ Summary

Crime in Beachwood research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Beachwood over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Beachwood:

  • There were 112 total crimes committed in Beachwood the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,001.1 total crimes per 100K people in Beachwood.
  • The overall crime rate in Beachwood is -56.93% below the national average.
  • Beachwood ranks #240 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Beachwood ranks #3,733 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Beachwood Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Beachwood is 1,001.1 per 100,000 people. That's -56.93% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -26.04% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Beachwood
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 112 1,001.1 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 1 8.9 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 9 80.4 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 10 89.4 195.4 369.8
Burglary 17 151.9 146.2 269.8
Larceny 79 706.1 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 53.6 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 102 911.7 1,158.2 1,954.4

Beachwood Crime Compared To New Jersey Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in New Jersey.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Beachwood

10
Violent Crimes
89.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-75.83%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Beachwood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Beachwood is 89.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,118.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Beachwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -75.83% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -54.25% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Beachwood

102
Property Crimes
911.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-53.35%
Below The National Average
  • There were 102 property crimes in Beachwood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Beachwood is 911.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 109.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Beachwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -53.35% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -21.28% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Beachwood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Point Pleasant, NJ 19,501 144 738.4 630.7 107.7
Manasquan, NJ 5,949 81 1,361.6 1,344.8 16.8
Belmar, NJ 5,868 122 2,079.1 2,010.9 68.2
South Toms River, NJ 3,701 32 864.6 675.5 189.1
Pine Beach, NJ 2,192 9 410.6 365.0 45.6
Ocean Gate, NJ 2,000 32 1,600.0 1,500.0 100.0
Island Heights, NJ 1,773 7 394.8 282.0 112.8

Beachwood SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
7
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
5
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