New Jersey Arson Rates and Arson Maps

Crime Grade's arson map shows the safest places in New Jersey in green. The most dangerous areas in New Jersey are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is New Jersey Safe from Arson?

The A+ grade means the rate of arson is much lower than the average US state. New Jersey is in the 96th percentile for safety, meaning 4% of states are safer and 96% of states are more dangerous. This analysis applies to New Jersey's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby states.

The rate of arson in New Jersey is 0.0394 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in New Jersey generally consider the southwest part of the state to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of arson in New Jersey may be as high as 1 in 22,008 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 27,496 in the southwest part of the state.

By a simple count ignoring population, more arson occurs in the northeast parts of New Jersey: about 122 per year. The southeast part of New Jersey has fewer cases of arson with only 11 in a typical year.

How New Jersey's Arson Rate Compares

The chart below compares the arson rate in New Jersey to the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the arson rate, New Jersey is as safe as the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Arson in New Jersey

Arson is projected to cost the residents of New Jersey about $9,379,825 in 2025, or roughly $1 per resident. This is part of New Jersey's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for New Jersey, including every crime type and how New Jersey compares to other states.

Interpreting the Arson Map

Remember that arson rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading New Jersey's crime maps on the New Jersey overall crime page.

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Individual New Jersey Crime Maps & Stats

Arson Maps and Rates for Nearby States

Compared to surrounding states, the rate of arson in New Jersey is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for states close to New Jersey.

Nearby State	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Arson Crime Grade
Delaware	D	C-	C-	C
Connecticut	B+	A+	B	A
New York	A-	C	B-	A
Maryland	C	C-	C+	B
Pennsylvania	A	A-	A-	C+
District of Columbia	F	F	F	A+
Rhode Island	A	A	A-	B+
Massachusetts	A+	C+	A+	A+
New Hampshire	A	A+	A+	B-
Vermont	B+	A-	C+	A-

Arson in State with Similar Populations

New Jersey is lower versus other states of the same size for arson. The table below compares arson in states with comparable overall population.

Similar State	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Arson Crime Grade
California	C	D	D	D-
Arkansas	D-	D-	D-	D
Maine	A	A+	A+	C
Louisiana	D+	D-	D-	A
Kansas	D+	C-	C-	D
Iowa	B+	B	B	B-
Indiana	A-	B-	B-	C+
Illinois	B	B+	B+	A-
Idaho	A-	B	B	B
Hawaii	B	A	A	F

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in New Jersey average SchoolGrade of C-, with 32% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See New Jersey schools on SchoolGrade

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