Editing Asbury Park, New Jersey (section)

==Crime==
While 8 of the 17 murders in Monmouth County in 2006 took place in Asbury Park, and 7 of the county's 14 murders in 2007, by 2008 there was only one murder in Asbury Park and five in the whole county. The city's police had added 19 officers since 2003 and expanded its street crime unit. After a spike in gang violence, violent crime had decreased by almost 20% from 2006 to 2008.<ref>Spoto, MaryAnn. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/01/violence_drops_in_asbury_park.html "Violence drops in Asbury Park"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', January 11, 2009. Accessed August 28, 2011.</ref>

In the calendar year through August 26, 2013, Asbury Park has had 6 homicides; there have also been 17 people non-fatally injured in shooting incidents.<ref>Peskoe, Ashley. [http://www.nj.com/monmouth/index.ssf/2013/08/authorities_looking_for_gunman_in_mid-day_asbury_park_triple_shooting.html#incart_river "Authorities looking for gunman in mid-day Asbury Park triple shooting"], ''[[The Asbury Park Press]]'', August 26, 2013. Accessed August 27, 2013.</ref>

In February 2014, "Operation Dead End" arrested gang members of the [[Crips]] and [[Bloods]]; one Asbury Park patrol officer was arrested for aiding gang members.<ref>Hopjins, Kathleen via ''[[Asbury Park Press]]''. [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/02/14/cop-arrested-in-nj-gang-sweep/5500895/ "Cop arrested in N.J. gang sweep"], ''[[USA Today]]'', February 15, 2014. Accessed November 10, 2014.</ref>

On June 16, 2015, Asbury Park police officers arrested a Neptune Township off-duty police officer for the murder of his ex-wife on an Asbury Park street in broad daylight.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Solis|first1=Steph|last2=Terry|first2=Nicquel|title=Cop kills ex-wife on street with daughter in his car|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/06/16/officer-shooting-ex-wife/28819983/|access-date=June 19, 2015|newspaper=USA Today|date=June 17, 2015}}</ref>

As of 2023, the Asbury Park Police Department has a staff of 27. The department is broken down into various divisions: the [[Road traffic safety|Traffic Safety Unit]] has 2 officers, the Patrol Division has 8 officers, the Office of Professional Standards & Accountability has 4 officers, the Investigative Section has 3 officers, 1 Community Relations officer, 3 [[School resource officer|School Resource Officers]], and 6 department head officers.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Asbury Park's crime statistics
! Year !! Crime index total !! Violent crime !! Non-violent<br />Crime!!Crime rate<br />per 1000!!Violent crime<br />Rate per 1000!!Non-violent crime<br />Rate per 1000!!Murder!!Rape!!Robbery!!Aggravated<br />assault!!Ref.
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| 1994 || 1740 || 386 || 1354 || 103.6 || 23.0 || 80.6 || 2 || 20 || 175 || 189 || <ref name="1995Report">[http://www.njsp.org/info/ucr1995/pdf/1995_sect_7.pdf 1995 Uniform Crime Report, Section 7], [[New Jersey State Police]]. Accessed November 10, 2014.</ref>
|-
| 1995 || 1461 || 290 || 1171 || 93.6 || 18.6 || 75.0 || 2 || 11 || 147 || 130 || <ref name="1995Report" />
|-
| 1996 || 1590 || 305 || 1285 || 101.9 || 19.5 || 82.3 || 2 || 23 || 139 || 141 || <ref name="1997Report">[http://www.njsp.org/info/ucr1997/pdf/1997_sect_7.pdf 1997 Uniform Crime Report, Section 7], [[New Jersey State Police]]. Accessed November 10, 2014.</ref>
|-
| 1997 || 1525 || 357 || 1168 || 89.1 || 20.8 || 68.2 || 1 || 11 || 190 || 155 || <ref name="1997Report" />
|-
| 1998 || 1240 || 251 || 989 || 72.4 || 14.7 || 57.8 || 0 || 16 || 116 || 119 || <ref name="1999Report">[http://www.njsp.org/info/ucr99/sec7_99.pdf 1999 Uniform Crime Report, Section 7], [[New Jersey State Police]]. Accessed November 10, 2014.</ref>
|-
| 1999 || 1183 || 302 || 881 || 69.4 || 17.7 || 51.7 || 3 || 16 || 139 || 144 || <ref name="1999Report" />
|-
| 2000 || 1224 || 337 || 887 || 72.3 || 19.9 || 52.4 || 1 || 13 || 161 || 162 || <ref name="2001Report">[http://www.njsp.org/info/ucr2001/pdf/2001_sect7.pdf 2001 Uniform Crime Report, Section 7], [[New Jersey State Police]]. Accessed November 10, 2014.</ref>
|-
| 2001 || 1431 || 398 || 1033 || 84.5 || 23.5 || 61.0 || 5 || 14 || 184 || 195 || <ref name="2001Report" />
|-
| 2002 || 1260 || 347 || 913 || 74.4 || 20.5 || 53.9 || 3 || 9 || 172 || 163 || <ref name="2003Report">[http://www.njsp.org/info/ucr2003/pdf/2003_sect7.pdf 2003 Uniform Crime Report, Section 7], [[New Jersey State Police]]. Accessed November 10, 2014.</ref>
|-
| 2003 || 1293 || 378 || 915 || 77.0 || 22.5 || 54.5 || 2 || 7 || 183 || 186 || <ref name="2003Report" />
|-
| 2004 || 1429 || 360 || 1069 || 85.6 || 21.6 || 64.0 || 3 || 5 || 196 || 156 || <ref name="2004Report">[http://www.njsp.org/info/ucr2004/pdf/2004_sect7.pdf 2004 Uniform Crime Report, Section 7]{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[New Jersey State Police]]. Accessed November 10, 2014.</ref>
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| 2005 || 1313 || 346 || 967 || 78.1 || 20.6 || 57.5 || 3 || 10 || 148 || 185 || <ref name="2006Report">[http://www.state.nj.us/njsp/info/ucr2006/pdf/2006-sect-7.pdf New Jersey Municipal-County Offense & Demographic Data 2007], [[New Jersey State Police]]. Accessed November 10, 2014.</ref>
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| 2006 || 1305 || 387 || 918 || 78.5 || 23.3 || 55.2 || 8 || 7 || 194 || 178 || <ref name="2006Report" />
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| 2007 || 1070 || 351 || 719 || 64.7 || 21.2 || 43.5 || 6 || 11 || 184 || 150 || <ref name="2008Report">[http://www.state.nj.us/njsp/info/ucr2008/pdf/2008-sect-7.pdf New Jersey Municipal-County Offense and Demographic Data 2008], [[New Jersey State Police]]. Accessed November 10, 2014.</ref>
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| 2008 || 1265 || 319 || 946 || 76.3 || 19.2 || 57.1 || 1 || 6 || 153 || 159 || <ref name="2008Report" />
|-
| 2009 || 1370 || 353 || 1017 || 82.8 || 21.3 || 61.5 || 2 || 6 || 178 || 167 || <ref name="2010Report">[http://www.state.nj.us/njsp/info/ucr2010/pdf/2010_sect_7.pdf New Jersey Municipal-County Offense and Demographic Data 2010], [[New Jersey State Police]]. Accessed November 10, 2014.</ref>
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| 2010 || 1491 || 344 || 1147 || 92.5 || 21.3 || 71.2 || 3 || 13 || 188 || 140 || <ref name="2010Report" />
|-
| 2011 || 1540 || 260 || 1280 || 95.6 || 16.1 || 79.4 || 4 || 11 || 114 || 131 || <ref name="2011Report">[http://www.state.nj.us/njsp/info/ucr2011/pdf/2011_sect_7.pdf New Jersey Municipal-County Offense and Demographic Data 2011], [[New Jersey State Police]]. Accessed November 10, 2014.</ref>
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| 2012 || 1252 || 247 || 1005 || 78.9 || 15.6 || 63.3 || 3 || 10 || 84 || 150 || <ref name="2012Report">[http://www.state.nj.us/njsp/info/ucr2012/pdf/2012_sect7.pdf New Jersey Municipal-County Offense and Demographic Data 2012], [[New Jersey State Police]]. Accessed November 10, 2014.</ref>
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| 2013 || 1106 || 264 || 842 || 69.7 || 16.6 || 53.1 || 6 || 9 || 126 || 123 || <ref name="2013Report">[http://www.state.nj.us/njsp/info/ucr2013/pdf/2013_sect7.pdf New Jersey Municipal-County Offense and Demographic Data 2012], [[New Jersey State Police]]. Accessed May 3, 2015.</ref>
|-
|2014
|1023
|209
|814
|64.5
|13.2
|51.3
|1
|13
|85
|110
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nj.gov/njsp/ucr/2014/pdf/2014_sect_7.pdf|title=New Jersey Municipal-County Offense & Demographic Data|accessdate=February 16, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|2015
|972
|232
|740
|61.1
|14.6
|46.5
|3
|9
|92
|128
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nj.gov/njsp/ucr/2015/pdf/2015a_sect_7.pdf|title=New Jersey Municipal-County Offense & Demographic Data|accessdate=February 16, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|2016
|947
|223
|724
|59.9
|14.1
|45.8
|2
|7
|101
|113
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nj.gov/njsp/ucr/2016/pdf/2016_sect_7.pdf|title=New Jersey Municipal-County Offense & Demographic Data|accessdate=February 16, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|2017
|959
|213
|746
|59.5
|13.2
|46.3
|2
|15
|82
|114
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nj.gov/njsp/ucr/pdf/current/20180504_crimetrend_2017.pdf|title=State Of New Jersey Department Of Law And Public Safety Division Of State Police Uniform Crime Reporting Unit|accessdate=February 16, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|2018
|827
|174
|653
|52.7
|11.1
|41.5
|3
|10
|54
|107
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nj.gov/njsp/ucr/pdf/current/20190815_crimetrend_2018.xlsx|title=New Jersey State Police Uniform Crime Reports|accessdate=February 16, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|2019
|704
|179
|525
|44.8
|11.4
|33.4
|2
|10
|47
|120
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nj.gov/njsp/ucr/pdf/2019_Uniform_Crime_Report.xlsx|title=New Jersey State Police Uniform Crime Reports|accessdate=February 16, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|713
|188
|525
|45.4
|12.0
|33.4
|1
|12
|48
|127
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nj.gov/njsp/ucr/pdf/current/2020_Uniform_Crime_Report.xlsx|title=New Jersey State Police Uniform Crime Reports|accessdate=February 16, 2024}}</ref>
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