Crime & Safety

Belmar's Crime Rate Dips Overall for Violent, Nonviolent Offenses

2011 data released shows one crime category increased: aggravated assaults, with four more than previous

Belmar saw fewer incidents of violent and nonviolent crime in 2011 versus 2010, according to state crime statistics released recently.

In 2010, incidents totaled 339. The number of incidents dropped to 297 in 2011, according to the New Jersey State Police Uniform Crime Reporting Program.

Only a small portion of those incidents were considered violent crimes in categories such as aggravated assaults. Violent crime in Belmar dropped over 2010: there were four fewer incidents of violent crime in 2011 with 20 incidents reported.

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That created a crime rate per 1,000 residents: 58.5 for 2010 and 51.3 for 2011. When considering violent incidents per 1,000 residents, the crime rate was 4.1 for 2010 and 3.5 for 2011.

No murders occurred in Belmar in 2010 and 2011. However there were 16 aggravated assaults in 2011, four more than 2010. Robberies dropped from 10 to four in 2011, and zero sexual assaults were reported.

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Other categories of crime saw a reduction in the number of incidents between 2010 and 2011 in Belmar.

While 57 burglaries were reported in 2010, there were 42 in 2011.

Larceny incidents shrunk from 252 to 231 in 2011. And four motor vehicles were stolen in Belmar, versus six in 2010. No incidents of arson were reported either year.

The four violent crime categories are murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; and three non-violent are burglary, larceny and motor vehicle theft.

As required by statute, all law enforcement agencies in the state submit monthly and annual summary crime reports to the Uniform Crime Reporting Program, under the NJ State Police.

Information about 2012 will be released in December 2013. 

Overall crime in New Jersey rose 3 percent from 2010 to 2011, but violent crimes remained the same, according to New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa.

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