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

A+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$428,067

Cost of Crime™ for Gillette, NJ

In 2025, crime will cost $358 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Gillette 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 Gillette, NJ Safe?

The A+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Gillette's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Gillette sits in the 98th percentile, ahead of 98% of cities and behind 2%. The grade covers only Gillette's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Gillette is 8.901 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 90 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 153 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Gillette, NJ report the most crime, about 7 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Gillette, NJ

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Gillette for 2025 is $428,067, about $132 per resident and $358 per household. That equals 0.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 33.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Gillette Compared to Other Cities?

Gillette, NJ:	$132
Englewood Cliffs, NJ:	$567
Pine Lake Park, NJ:	$68
New Jersey:	$240
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Gillette is $132 per year, which is $332 less than the national average and $107 less than New Jersey's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Gillette:

In Englewood Cliffs, NJ, crime costs $567 per person, which is $435 more than in Gillette.
In Pine Lake Park, NJ, crime costs $68 per person, which is $65 less than in Gillette

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Gillette	Cost per Gillette Resident
Murder	$119,984	$37
Rape/Sexual Assault	$48,729	$15
Robbery	$29,286	$9
Assault	$22,842	$7
Kidnapping	$7,366	$2
Vehicle Theft	$56,715	$18
Burglary	$31,435	$10
Theft	$71,297	$22
Arson	$3,337	$1
Vandalism	$16,803	$5
Animal Cruelty	$157	$0
Drug Crimes	$13,561	$4
Identity Theft	$6,555	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$428,067	$132

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Gillette, 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 Gillette totals $1,050,684 ($325 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,478,751 ($457 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 southwest 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 do the same, and of Gillette's 3,236 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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Gillette 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 Gillette residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.2458
Robbery	0.2877
Rape	0.2484
Murder	0.0197
Total Violent Crime	0.8016 (A+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	4.254
Vehicle Theft	1.132
Burglary	1.071
Arson	0.0427
Total Property Crime	6.500 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0375
Drug Crimes	0.5666
Vandalism	0.7268
Identity Theft	0.2617
Animal Cruelty	0.0065
Total "Other" Rate	1.599 (A+)

Individual Gillette Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Stirling, NJ	B+	A	C+
Berkeley Heights, NJ	A+	A+	A-
Millington, NJ	A+	A+	A
Watchung, NJ	C-	B+	D
Green Village, NJ	B-	A+	D+
New Providence, NJ	A-	A+	B-
New Vernon, NJ	A	A+	B
Madisonville, NJ	A+	A+	A
North Plainfield, NJ	B+	B+	C
Bernards, NJ	A+	A+	A

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Gillette 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
Stamford, TX	D-	D-	D-
Goreville, IL	B	B+	B+
Greenville, FL	C-	F	F
Harpswell, ME	A+	A+	A+
Hazel Green, WI	A-	A	A
Lapel, IN	B+	C-	C-
Pullman, MI	C+	D	D
Red Lodge, MT	F	D-	D-
Redgranite, WI	A-	B	B
Hillsboro, AL	C	C-	C-

Considering only the crime rate, Gillette is safer than 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 Gillette, NJ average SchoolGrade of B-, with 43% actual proficiency versus 52% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Gillette schools on SchoolGrade

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