Laurence Harbor: recorded crime, not graded
The closest graded town is Aberdeen Township, 2 miles away, at B. Laurence Harbor has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. Nearby, 14 communities within 10 miles carry a Safety Grade.
The nearest New Jersey towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Township | B | 2 mi | 1.5 | 7.6 |
| South Amboy | B− | 3 mi | 1.5 | 11.7 |
| Keyport | B− | 3 mi | 1.4 | 13.6 |
| Hazlet Township | B | 5 mi | 0.9 | 11.1 |
| Perth Amboy | C | 5 mi | 3.4 | 12.7 |
| Edison Township | C+ | 6 mi | 1.8 | 17.9 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Laurence Harbor. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Laurence Harbor.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Four people died in crashes on Laurence Harbor’s roads in 2019–2023
Laurence Harbor had 4 fatal crashes in five years, in which four people died; 1 was a pedestrian.
That is more than is typical for New Jersey towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (4.5 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Laurence Harbor’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Laurence Harbor’s own rate (12.9) 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.
Laurence Harbor and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Bridge Township | — | — | — |
| Aberdeen Township | B | 1.5 | 7.6 |
| Sayreville | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Old Bridge Township reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2024 but not 2025. Sayreville 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.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- 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 Laurence Harbor
Is Laurence Harbor, NJ safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Laurence Harbor. The nearest New Jersey towns with a grade are Aberdeen Township (B, 2 mi), South Amboy (B−, 3 mi), Keyport (B−, 3 mi).
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Laurence Harbor.
Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 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.