Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0Interlaken: recorded crime, not graded
A 10-mile radius takes in 24 places that are graded. Interlaken’s police reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023, so there is no Safety Grade: the grade needs all three years, 2023–2025. Ocean Township, 2 miles away, is the nearest town with a Safety Grade (C−).
2 crimes reported in 2025
In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so we show counts rather than rates.
Every offense type reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
0 violent and 2 property, as reported to the FBI by Interlaken’s police.
The nearest New Jersey towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Township | C− | 2 mi | 1.4 | 28.6 |
| Bradley Beach | B | 2 mi | 0.3 | 13.9 |
| Neptune Township | D | 2 mi | 3.0 | 31.6 |
| Neptune City | C− | 3 mi | 1.9 | 28.5 |
| Avon-by-the-Sea | B | 3 mi | 0.3 | 14.9 |
| West Long Branch | B | 4 mi | 0.5 | 12.6 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Interlaken. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Interlaken.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
No one died in a crash on Interlaken’s roads in 2019–2023
That is about what is typical for New Jersey towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (4.9 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Interlaken’s size would see about 0 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Interlaken’s own rate (0.0) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Interlaken and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Township | C− | 1.4 | 28.6 |
| Asbury Park | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Asbury Park reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2025 but not 2024.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Interlaken. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Interlaken’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (823 in 2025); our figure for Interlaken is 826 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Interlaken
Is Interlaken, NJ safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Interlaken. The nearest New Jersey towns with a grade are Ocean Township (C−, 2 mi), Bradley Beach (B, 2 mi), Neptune Township (D, 2 mi).
Who polices Interlaken?
Interlaken’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Interlaken”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Interlaken.
Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.