Editing Manalapan Township, New Jersey (section)

===Crime===
Manalapan's crime rate per 1,000 residents had reached a low of 8.4 in 2003 (in data since 1996). After reaching a peak of 12.1 in 2007, the rate dropped each subsequent year, reaching 10.4 in 2010 before an uptick to 10.8 in 2011. The violent crime rate per 1,000 had reached a low of 0.3 in 2005, before climbing to 0.8 in 2007, then declining or remaining level in each succeeding year, reaching a rate of 0.4 in 2011.<ref>[http://php.app.com/njcrime/results2.php?COUNTY=Monmouth+County&MUNI=Manalapan+Twp.&YEAR=%25&Search=Search New Jersey Crime Reports: Manalapan Township], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]''. Accessed September 23, 2013.</ref>

In 2008, seven residents of Manalapan were arrested on money laundering and drug trafficking charges for their involvement in an international drug ring bringing in a net of $1 million per month.<ref>Diamant, Jeff. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/06/seven_arrested_in_monmouth_cou.html "Seven arrested in Monmouth County drug bust"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', June 2, 2008. Accessed April 12, 2011. "Based at the multi-million dollar Manalapan home of its alleged leader, it operated out of 'quiet suburbia' but had contacts worldwide, said Gerard McAleer, special agent in charge of the DEA's New Jersey division."</ref>