Public Safety

Goals

Goal 1 Continue to improve relations between the community and the Asbury Park Police Department.

Strategies
Expand the Asbury Park Police Cadet youth mentoring program
Expand the Asbury Park Police Cadet youth mentoring program
Community Policing
Community Policing
Expand the Asbury Park Police Athletic League
Expand the Asbury Park Police Athletic League
Expand community outreach events and programs
Expand community outreach events and programs

Goal 2 Improve neighborhood safety and reduce violent crime.

Strategies
Expand re-entry programs
Expand re-entry programs
Security upgrades at APHA properties
Security upgrades at APHA properties
Police substation in Washington Village
Police substation in Washington Village
Convert vacant lots into spaces of productive activity
Convert vacant lots into spaces of productive activity
Update the Asbury Park Village playground
Update the Asbury Park Village playground
Cops on Dots
Cops on Dots

EXISTING CONDITIONS

Cops on Dots

The APPD utilizes mapping and other data to identify crime hotspots and place officers there in order to deter potential crime.

crime heat map

violent crimes per 1,000 residents

property crimes per 1,000 residents

Click here to see more supporting data from the needs assesment
The Community Says...

  • Crime and drug activity are major issues in the West Side, partially due to the large number of vacant lots
  • Relationships with law enforcement are improving
  • The West Side has a reputation of being unsafe
  • The APPD has been enhancing its role in the neighborhood through walking patrols, bike patrols, and a street crimes unit present every day of the week

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