Asbury Park safety
What should an Asbury Park home review beyond agency crime and county hazards?
Overall Safety is unavailable. The 2023 Asbury Park Police Department rows list 1,116.53 violent crimes per 100,000 and 4,221.73 property crimes per 100,000. Keep the year, agency, 12-month period, and categories visible. They are a dated source for questions, not a conclusion about every block.
Monmouth County rows show High natural-disaster, flood, storm, and heat risk, Low wildfire risk, Moderate drought risk, and eight major disaster declarations since 2000. The county value does not determine one coastal parcel. Review FEMA information, elevation, storm surge, flood insurance, basement or lower levels, roof, power, alerts, emergency management, and the route to care.
The safety picture
Start with the overall picture, then look at the details that matter for daily life.
- Violent Crime
- 1,117 per 100k
- Property Crime
- 4,222 per 100k
Poor
Moderate
Day to day confidence
Nighttime comfort, response, scams, stability, and solo living add practical context.
- Major Disaster Declarations Since 2000
- 8
Weather and natural risks
Review each risk in its own right before choosing a neighborhood or property.
- Natural Disaster Risk
- High
- Flood Risk
- High
- Wildfire Risk
- Low
- Storm Risk
- High
- Heat Risk
- High
- Drought Risk
- Moderate
Asbury Park in everyday life
Could Asbury Park work for you?
What may work well
- The route keeps Overall Safety unavailable while preserving dated agency crime rows.
- FEMA and local OEM resources identify coastal hazard and emergency-planning questions.
- Low wildfire and Moderate drought rows reduce some hazards even while flood, storm, and heat require attention.
What to think about
- Overall Safety is unavailable and crime rows are dated agency measures.
- Monmouth County flood, storm, heat, and natural-disaster risk are High, with eight declarations since 2000.
- Elevation, insurance, storm surge, parking, traffic, and the exact block shape practical safety.
Give Asbury Park a layered safety review
Walk the exact block
Visit in daylight, after dark, and after rain. Check lighting, entries, paving, crossings, traffic, parking, noise, boardwalk activity, and the way home.
Review coastal property risk
Use FEMA and local emergency information to inspect elevation, flood, storm surge, lower levels, drainage, insurance, power, and evacuation.
Keep care accessible
Map hospital, pharmacy, primary-care, family, and emergency routes for flood, storms, heat, traffic, power loss, and road closures.
Ask current local questions
Speak with the city, OEM, insurer, property manager, neighbors, care providers, and transit staff about water, lighting, alerts, repairs, traffic, and access.
Questions retirees ask
Is Asbury Park safe for retirement?
Overall Safety is unavailable. The 2023 agency rows list 1,116.53 violent and 4,221.73 property crimes per 100,000, while exact-street and county hazard review are still needed.
Why does flood risk matter for a coastal home?
Monmouth County Flood Risk is High. Check the exact parcel, elevation, storm surge, lower levels, drainage, insurance, power, low roads, and route to care.
Do eight disaster declarations mean a home will flood?
No. They are county-level history from 2000 through 2025. Use them to prompt property-specific questions about water, wind, shelter, insurance, and power.
What should a home inspection cover?
Review lighting, entries, elevation, flood, drainage, roof, windows, salt, lower levels, insurance, alerts, power, parking, road access, and the route to hospital and pharmacy.
Asbury Park needs a layered safety review: dated agency crime rows, an exact-street visit, Monmouth County coastal hazards, elevation and insurance, local warnings, and a dependable route to care.
Sources
Safety depends on the neighborhood, the places you go each day, transportation, and personal comfort.
Use official local sources and recent neighborhood-level context before choosing where to stay, rent, or buy.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer
Used for Violent Crime, Property Crime
Checked 2023-12-31
- Federal Emergency Management Agency National Risk Index
Used for Natural Disaster Risk, Flood Risk, Wildfire Risk, Storm Risk, Heat Risk, Drought Risk
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (OpenFEMA)
Used for Major Disaster Declarations Since 2000
Not yet available for this place: Overall Safety.
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