Burglary, theft and particularly car burglaries are the most common crimes committed in the borough, Vogel said. Despite cautions to lock car doors and hide valuables and police requests for more community involvement in crime prevention, residents don't seem to heed the warnings, Vogel said. A lot of people don't want to get involved until they have personally been victimized. Robinson said neighborhood crime watch groups have dwindled from 50 members several years ago to three in recent months. All it really takes is a little more community involvement.
Major crimes are murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault and theft.
In 1996, the latest year for which information is available from the FBI, the borough saw no murders, rapes or robberies. There were 20 burglaries and 27 thefts in this town of 3,400 people. There has not been a murder in the borough since 1995, and no rapes have been reported since 1993. The last reported robbery occurred in 1991. The data also show the Tuckerton Police Department ranks fourth best in the county for solving major crimes.