Short Hills, NJ Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Short Hills in green. The most dangerous areas in Short Hills 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 Short Hills, NJ Safe from Assault?

The A grade means the rate of assault is much lower than the average US city. Short Hills is in the 86th percentile for safety, meaning 14% of cities are safer and 86% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Short Hills's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of assault in Short Hills is 0.6526 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Short Hills generally consider the north part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Short Hills may be as high as 1 in 761 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 8,302 in the north part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the west parts of Short Hills, NJ: about 3 per year. The north part of Short Hills has fewer cases of assault with only 0 in a typical year.

How Short Hills's Assault Rate Compares

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

Considering only the assault rate, Short Hills is safer than the New Jersey state average and safer than the national average.

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

The Cost of Assault in Short Hills, NJ

Assault is projected to cost the residents of Short Hills about $299,875 in 2025, or roughly $19 per resident. This is part of Short Hills's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Short Hills, including every crime type and how Short Hills compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Assault Map

Remember that assault 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 Short Hills's crime maps on the Short Hills overall crime page.

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Individual Short Hills Crime Maps & Stats

Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of assault in Short Hills is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Short Hills.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Millburn, NJ	B	B+	C	B
Springfield, NJ	B	A	C-	B+
Summit, NJ	B+	A	C+	A-
Vauxhall, NJ	B-	B-	C-	C+
Maplewood, NJ	B	B	C	B-
South Orange, NJ	C+	B	D+	B-
Livingston, NJ	A-	A+	B-	A
Chatham, NJ	A	A+	B-	A+
Union, NJ	B-	B+	C-	B-
Florham Park, NJ	A-	A+	B-	A

Assault in City with Similar Populations

Short Hills is lower versus other cities of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Goffstown, NH	B	A+	A+	A
Shiloh, IL	A	A	A	A+
Greencastle, IN	C-	B-	B-	B-
Greece, NY	B	B-	B-	C+
Great Lakes, IL	A-	A-	A-	A+
Grandview, WA	C	B-	B-	C+
Grand Rapids, MN	D-	C	C	C+
Grafton, WI	A-	A-	A-	B+
Goulds, FL	D	F	F	F
South Houston, TX	D-	D-	D-	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Short Hills, NJ average SchoolGrade of A, with 60% actual proficiency versus 54% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Short Hills schools on SchoolGrade

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