Shrewsbury, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Shrewsbury, NJ Summary

Crime in Shrewsbury research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury:

  • There were 87 total crimes committed in Shrewsbury the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,077.4 total crimes per 100K people in Shrewsbury.
  • The overall crime rate in Shrewsbury is -10.62% below the national average.
  • Shrewsbury ranks #406 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Shrewsbury ranks #6,691 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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Shrewsbury Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Shrewsbury is 2,077.4 per 100,000 people. That's -10.62% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 53.47% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Shrewsbury
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 87 2,077.4 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 1 23.9 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 47.8 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 4 95.5 195.4 369.8
Burglary 7 167.1 146.2 269.8
Larceny 64 1,528.2 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 12 286.5 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 83 1,981.9 1,158.2 1,954.4

Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury

4
Violent Crimes
95.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-74.17%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Shrewsbury in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Shrewsbury is 95.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,047.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Shrewsbury each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -74.17% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -51.11% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Shrewsbury

83
Property Crimes
1,981.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
1.40%
Above The National Average
  • There were 83 property crimes in Shrewsbury in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Shrewsbury is 1,981.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 50.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Shrewsbury each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 1.40% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 71.12% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Shrewsbury

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Tinton Falls, NJ 19,556 204 1,043.2 946.0 97.2
Fairview, NJ 14,850 161 1,084.2 1,003.4 80.8
Red Bank, NJ 12,927 143 1,106.2 951.5 154.7
West Long Branch, NJ 8,525 102 1,196.5 1,126.1 70.4
Rumson, NJ 7,228 42 581.1 567.2 13.8
Fair Haven, NJ 6,156 29 471.1 471.1 0.0
Oceanport, NJ 6,119 46 751.8 653.7 98.1
Little Silver, NJ 6,050 41 677.7 677.7 0.0
Monmouth Beach, NJ 3,242 22 678.6 678.6 0.0

Shrewsbury SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
10
Affordability
4
Diversity
5
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
10
Commute
4
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