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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$5.76 million

Cost of Crime™ for Hightstown, NJ

In 2025, crime will cost $475 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Hightstown 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 Hightstown, 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 Hightstown's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Hightstown sits in the 89th percentile, ahead of 89% of cities and behind 11%. The grade covers only Hightstown's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Hightstown is 12.63 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 50 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 92 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Hightstown, NJ report the most crime, about 81 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 20 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Hightstown, NJ

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Hightstown for 2025 is $5,758,865, about $173 per resident and $475 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): 55.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.8%

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

Hightstown, NJ:	$173
Englewood Cliffs, NJ:	$567
Pine Lake Park, NJ:	$68
New Jersey:	$240
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Hightstown is $173 per year, which is $291 less than the national average and $66 less than New Jersey's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Hightstown:

In Englewood Cliffs, NJ, crime costs $567 per person, which is $394 more than in Hightstown.
In Pine Lake Park, NJ, crime costs $68 per person, which is $106 less than in Hightstown

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Hightstown	Cost per Hightstown Resident
Murder	$1.48 million	$45
Rape/Sexual Assault	$464,064	$14
Robbery	$299,010	$9
Assault	$710,095	$21
Kidnapping	$84,212	$3
Vehicle Theft	$728,723	$22
Burglary	$304,537	$9
Theft	$1.20 million	$36
Arson	$33,219	$1
Vandalism	$252,377	$8
Animal Cruelty	$3,177	$0
Drug Crimes	$139,443	$4
Identity Theft	$58,963	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$5,758,865	$173

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Hightstown, 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 Hightstown totals $12,385,034 ($373 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $18,143,899 ($546 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 central 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 Hightstown has 3, do the same, and of Hightstown's 33,247 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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Hightstown 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 Hightstown residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.7437
Robbery	0.2859
Rape	0.2302
Murder	0.0237
Total Violent Crime	1.284 (A+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	6.964
Vehicle Theft	1.415
Burglary	1.010
Arson	0.0414
Total Property Crime	9.430 (B)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0418
Drug Crimes	0.5670
Vandalism	1.063
Identity Theft	0.2291
Animal Cruelty	0.0129
Total "Other" Rate	1.913 (A+)

Individual Hightstown Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
East Windsor, NJ	A	A+	B-
Cranbury, NJ	A	A+	B
Windsor, NJ	B	A+	C-
Twin Rivers, NJ	A+	A+	A
Clearbrook Park, NJ	A	A-	B
Roosevelt, NJ	A+	A+	A
Princeton Meadows, NJ	A	A+	B-
Princeton Junction, NJ	A	A+	B-
Concordia, NJ	A	A	B
Wrightsville, NJ	B+	A+	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Hightstown 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
Piedmont, SC	D	D	D
Newington, CT	C	A	A
Newtown, PA	A	A+	A+
Norfolk, NE	C-	B-	B-
North Royalton, OH	B-	B	B
Nutley, NJ	B+	A	A
Oak Park, MI	D-	D-	D-
Okemos, MI	C+	C-	C-
Parsippany, NJ	B+	A	A
Pataskala, OH	A-	A-	A-

Considering only the crime rate, Hightstown 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 Hightstown, NJ average SchoolGrade of B-, with 43% actual proficiency versus 47% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Hightstown schools on SchoolGrade

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