In this tiny borough, much of which is on the National Register of Historic Places, violent crime in recent years has been virtually nonexistent.
Nonviolent crime is pretty low here, too.
A second part-time officer has been out on extended sick leave. Traffic headed to and from Atlantic City often leaves the interstate and passes through Allentown on Route 539. There have been no slayings here since at least 1981. According to FBI crime reports, there was one robbery, two aggravated assaults, eight burglaries and 23 thefts in 1996, the latest year available. Juvenile crime is minimal, according to Morrell, even though borough police have jurisdiction over the Upper Freehold Regional School District elementary and high school complex.