New Brunswick, NJ Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B+ grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US city. New Brunswick is in the 70th percentile for safety, meaning 30% of cities are safer and 70% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to New Brunswick's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in New Brunswick is 0.0404 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in New Brunswick generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in New Brunswick may be as high as 1 in 21,702 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 27,626 in the northeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the north parts of New Brunswick, NJ: about 0 per year. The northeast part of New Brunswick has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How New Brunswick's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in New Brunswick 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, New Brunswick is less safe 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 New Brunswick, NJ

Murder is projected to cost the residents of New Brunswick about $4,528,535 in 2025, or roughly $76 per resident. This is part of New Brunswick's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for New Brunswick, including every crime type and how New Brunswick compares to other cities.

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 New Brunswick's crime maps on the New Brunswick overall crime page.

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Individual New Brunswick Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in New Brunswick is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to New Brunswick.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
East Franklin, NJ	B+	B+	C+	B
Highland Park, NJ	A-	A-	B-	B+
Milltown, NJ	B	B+	C	A-
North Brunswick, NJ	B+	A-	C	A-
Somerset, NJ	A-	A-	B-	A-
Piscataway, NJ	A	A+	B	A
South River, NJ	B	A-	C	A
East Brunswick, NJ	B+	A+	C	A
Edison, NJ	B	A	C	A-
Sayreville, NJ	B+	A	C+	A+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

New Brunswick is similar versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Wilson, NC	D	D	D	C-
Midwest City, OK	D	D	D	D+
Waxahachie, TX	C	C-	C-	D+
Plymouth, MA	A-	B-	B-	A+
Placentia, CA	B	C	C	A+
Pinellas Park, FL	B-	B-	B-	A+
Apple Valley, MN	B-	A	A	A-
Massillon, OH	D+	B-	B-	B
Mason, OH	A-	A	A	B
Marana, AZ	B+	B	B	B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in New Brunswick, NJ average SchoolGrade of D-, with 24% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See New Brunswick schools on SchoolGrade

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