Middletown Has One of the Lowest Crime Rates in US

Bad Credit.org just released their list of the "20 Safest Smallest Cities For Your Retirement." I was happy to see that 3 New Jersey cities made the cut and one of them is in Monmouth County!

According to Bad Credit.org, " there’s a good chance you and your wallet will be safe in these 20 small cities that have some of the lowest crime rates in the country."

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Middletown was ranked #13 in the top 20. The website said:

The residents of Middletown, New Jersey are no strangers to prestigious titles — CNN Money named the township one of the top 100 places to live in 2006, 2008 and 2010. Let’s just hope the “evil clown” doesn’t ruin things.

 

The stats back it up!

Population: 66,246

Violent crimes: 43

Property crimes: 632

Chance of becoming a victim: 1.0%

Piscataway was ranked #14 and Parsipanny-Troy Hills came in at # 7.