Hunterdon County, NJ Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Hunterdon County in green. The most dangerous areas in Hunterdon County 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 Hunterdon County, NJ Safe from Murder?

The A+ grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US county. Hunterdon County is in the 99th percentile for safety, meaning 1% of counties are safer and 99% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Hunterdon County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Hunterdon County is 0.0179 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Hunterdon County generally consider the southeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Hunterdon County may be as high as 1 in 39,711 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 79,381 in the southeast part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the west parts of Hunterdon County, NJ: about 0 per year. The southwest part of Hunterdon County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Hunterdon County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Hunterdon County 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 murder rate, Hunterdon County 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 Murder in Hunterdon County, NJ

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Hunterdon County about $4,529,900 in 2025, or roughly $34 per resident. This is part of Hunterdon County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Hunterdon County, including every crime type and how Hunterdon County compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder 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 Hunterdon County's crime maps on the Hunterdon County overall crime page.

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Individual Hunterdon County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Hunterdon County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Hunterdon County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Warren County, NJ	A+	A+	A-	A+
Somerset County, NJ	A+	A+	A-	A+
Northampton County, PA	A	A	B+	A-
Bucks County, PA	A+	A+	A-	A-
Mercer County, NJ	A-	A-	B-	A
Middlesex County, NJ	A+	A+	B+	A
Morris County, NJ	A+	A+	B+	A+
Union County, NJ	A	A	B	A
Lehigh County, PA	A-	A-	B-	B
Montgomery County, PA	A	A+	B+	B-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Hunterdon County is lower versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Bossier Parish, LA	C	C	C	D-
Clark County, OH	B-	C+	C+	B
Chautauqua County, NY	B-	D+	D+	A
Harnett County, NC	B-	B	B	B
Cambria County, PA	A	A-	A-	C
Calhoun County, MI	B	C-	C-	B+
Clarke County, GA	B+	B+	B+	C-
Cache County, UT	A	A-	A-	A+
Brunswick County, NC	B-	B-	B-	A-
Boone County, KY	A	A+	A+	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Hunterdon County, NJ average SchoolGrade of B-, with 43% actual proficiency versus 44% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Hunterdon County schools on SchoolGrade

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