The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Hamilton Square, NJ
Hamilton Square is an unincorporated community of 11,400 in Mercer County, about 6 miles east of downtown Trenton · Updated November 2026
Is Hamilton Square, NJ safe?
Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Hamilton Square: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A, safer than the neighborhoods where 74% of Americans live. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A+ against A. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A; see the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 919 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
74% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Hamilton Square as a whole, and 26% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Hamilton Square scores 919.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Hamilton Square, NJ at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Hamilton Square, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Hamilton Square
Simple assault runs low. Hamilton Square has 2.2 simple assaults a year per 1,000 residents, a small fraction of the US rate of 9.7.
The safest and least safe parts of Hamilton Square
Every part of Hamilton Square where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Hamilton Square run from A+ to A; every part of Hamilton Square has less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Hamilton Square, the southeast side has the least crime and the west side the most.
Is crime going up in Hamilton Square?
Reported crime in Hamilton Square has risen since 2019: violent crime is up 31% and property crime up 29%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 1.4 to 1.8 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 18 to 23 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime fell 21%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
Hamilton SquareUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Hamilton Square. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Hamilton Square
Violent, US
Property, Hamilton Square
Property, US
2016
+32%
+4%
-5%
+15%
2017
+3%
+4%
+21%
+12%
2018
-5%
+0%
+7%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
+19%
+4%
-12%
-8%
2021
+75%
+6%
-16%
-10%
2022
+58%
+5%
-1%
-6%
2023
+65%
+2%
+20%
-7%
2024
+31%
-4%
+29%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Hamilton Square
CrimeGrade™ estimates Hamilton Square has about 20 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 45% less than the US as a whole and 26% less than New Jersey.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
The largest share of crime reported in Hamilton Square is theft, about 70% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How Hamilton Square compares with nearby cities
Hamilton Square has less crime than 4 of its 8 nearest cities.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Hamilton Square. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Hamilton Square has more crime than 54% of them.
Density, empty homes and walkability in Hamilton Square
One thing sets Hamilton Square apart: it has 2.4% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places like that tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson, and burglary and vandalism run low here.
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.NoneUS: 24%Lower than for 97% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.2.4% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 93% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 88% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (16 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 57% of US city residents
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Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 72% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Hamilton Square: D (17 of 100).3 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 59% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.1.9 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 59% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Hamilton Square
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Hamilton Square about $388 a year per household, 68% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $3.6 million a year, or $315 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$79,000
$7
Rape
$120,000
$10
Robbery
$57,000
$5
Assault
$340,000
$30
Burglary
$110,000
$10
Theft
$840,000
$73
Vehicle theft
$160,000
$14
Arson
$6,800
$1
Vandalism
$86,000
$8
Total
$1.8 million
$157
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Hamilton Square means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Hamilton Square, NJ average a SchoolGrade of B-: 45% of students test proficient, against 37% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Hamilton Square on SchoolGrade
