New data from the FBI and Bureau of Justice Statistics shows that Lakewood Township had the lowest violent crime rate for large cities in 2021, with just 6.15 violent crimes for every 100,000 residents.
The information comes from the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), which is what law enforcement agencies across the United States use to report crime data to the FBI.
However, the NIBRS system requires agencies to submit more detailed data, which has caused the transition to the new system to be slow and therefore the data for 2021 is not yet complete.
To make up for the lower participation rate, the FBI partnered with the Bureau of Justice Statistics to create crime rate estimations for 2021 by using the existing NIBRS data along with the National Victimization Survey to create national crime rate estimates.
The FBI defines violent crime as one of the following four categories: homicide, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
According to the data provided, Mobile, Alabama, had the highest violent crime rate, with 2,042 violent crimes per 100,000.
Memphis, Tennessee and Detroit, Michigan had the next highest at just over 1,000 crimes per 100,000.
Overall, the violent crime rate nationwide was about 396 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
You know what? People love saying the most horrible things about Lakewood. It is so nice to read something that EVERYONE will agree is unequivocally positive.
Let’s see Asbury Park Press publish this!
The article accurately states is that the data is incomplete, unverified and estimated data for violent crime only in 2021.
Not all crimes.
Anti-Jewish hate crime was 74% in Lakewood and 4% nationwide in 2021.
Do your own research
FYI: Most Anti-Jewish hate crimes are NOT reported so the numbers are actually higher. Lakewood data is at least 71% low end.
now do violent traffic statistics!!
MI Kamcha Yisroel!
Meanwhile there were 177 cybercrimes per 100K in NJ. Such as ransoms, swatting, child molesting and trafficking. (FBI IC3).
i have always wondered whether lakewood is considered a ‘plum’ job for the police since, relative to the population, there are few violent crimes. so, come on, yidelech. we dont hurt people with guns, but we sure hurt them with cars
They should only make it home safe everyday to eat that plum.
I’m originally from North Jersey, the driving in ocean county is pathetic ever since the cellphones came out everyone yapping o4 texting when driving are you for real? And with these cell phone usage when driving they should be a heavier fines