Toms River and Brick Ranked New Jersey’s Safest Large Towns According to FBI Crime Data

TOMS RIVER, N.J. — It’s no secret that Ocean County is not only the most fun county in New Jersey, new data released by the FBI shows that it is also one of the saest, but two large towns within the county standout as sanctuary from New Jersey’s urban crime centers.

Toms River and Brick stand out among New Jersey’s largest municipalities for low violent crime rates, according to newly reviewed FBI crime data and population estimates.

Both Ocean County communities—each nearing or exceeding the 75,000 population threshold—show consistently lower levels of serious crime compared with similarly sized towns across t...