The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in East Brunswick, NJ: Crime Maps and Statistics

B+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A+
Property Crime Grade	C
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$10.1 million

Cost of Crime™ for East Brunswick, NJ

In 2025, crime will cost $599 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of East Brunswick with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is East Brunswick, NJ Safe?

The B+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where East Brunswick's combined rate is lower than the norm. East Brunswick sits in the 70th percentile, ahead of 70% of cities and behind 30%. The grade covers only East Brunswick's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in East Brunswick is 17.97 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 19 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 103 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of East Brunswick, NJ report the most crime, about 271 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 50 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in East Brunswick, NJ

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in East Brunswick for 2025 is $10,065,629, about $200 per resident and $599 per household. That equals 0.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 59.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.4%

How Much Does Crime Cost in East Brunswick Compared to Other Cities?

East Brunswick, NJ:	$200
Englewood Cliffs, NJ:	$567
Pine Lake Park, NJ:	$68
New Jersey:	$240
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in East Brunswick is $200 per year, which is $264 less than the national average and $39 less than New Jersey's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to East Brunswick:

In Englewood Cliffs, NJ, crime costs $567 per person, which is $367 more than in East Brunswick.
In Pine Lake Park, NJ, crime costs $68 per person, which is $133 less than in East Brunswick

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of East Brunswick for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to East Brunswick	Cost per East Brunswick Resident
Murder	$2.03 million	$40
Rape/Sexual Assault	$803,355	$16
Robbery	$627,032	$12
Assault	$992,072	$20
Kidnapping	$70,531	$1
Vehicle Theft	$1.03 million	$20
Burglary	$530,969	$11
Theft	$2.99 million	$60
Arson	$48,729	$1
Vandalism	$493,121	$10
Animal Cruelty	$4,976	$0
Drug Crimes	$251,716	$5
Identity Theft	$191,613	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$10,065,629	$200

The Intangible Cost of Crime in East Brunswick, NJ

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in East Brunswick totals $17,933,985 ($357 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $27,999,614 ($557 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The north part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which East Brunswick has 3, do the same, and of East Brunswick's 50,242 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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East Brunswick Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 East Brunswick residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.6876
Robbery	0.3968
Rape	0.2637
Murder	0.0215
Total Violent Crime	1.370 (A+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	11.49
Vehicle Theft	1.321
Burglary	1.165
Arson	0.0402
Total Property Crime	14.02 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0232
Drug Crimes	0.6773
Vandalism	1.374
Identity Theft	0.4927
Animal Cruelty	0.0134
Total "Other" Rate	2.580 (A)

Individual East Brunswick Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in East Brunswick is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to East Brunswick.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
South River, NJ	B	A-	C
Milltown, NJ	B	B+	C
Spotswood, NJ	A-	A+	C+
Helmetta, NJ	A+	A+	B+
Sayreville, NJ	B+	A	C+
North Brunswick, NJ	B+	A-	C
New Brunswick, NJ	B	B-	C
Old Bridge, NJ	A-	A+	B-
Highland Park, NJ	A-	A-	B-
East Franklin, NJ	B+	B+	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

East Brunswick is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Bartlett, TN	D+	D+	D+
Taylors, SC	D	C	C
Wausau, WI	C+	C	C
Whitney, NV	D	D+	D+
Fallbrook, CA	D+	C-	C-
Fairfield, OH	C	B	B
Elmhurst, IL	B-	A-	A-
El Centro, CA	D	D-	D-
East Honolulu, HI	A-	B+	B+
Downingtown, PA	A	A+	A+

Considering only the crime rate, East Brunswick is as safe as the New Jersey state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in East Brunswick, NJ average SchoolGrade of B-, with 41% actual proficiency versus 40% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See East Brunswick schools on SchoolGrade

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