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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B-
Property Crime Grade	C
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$16.6 million

Cost of Crime™ for New Brunswick, NJ

In 2025, crime will cost $879 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of New 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 New 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 New Brunswick's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. New Brunswick sits in the 64th percentile, ahead of 64% of cities and behind 36%. The grade covers only New Brunswick's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in New Brunswick is 19.89 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 42 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 65 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of New Brunswick, NJ report the most crime, about 242 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 62 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in New Brunswick, NJ

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in New Brunswick for 2025 is $16,620,539, about $279 per resident and $879 per household. That equals 1.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 55.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 33.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.0%

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

New Brunswick, NJ:	$279
Englewood Cliffs, NJ:	$567
Pine Lake Park, NJ:	$68
New Jersey:	$240
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in New Brunswick is $279 per year, which is $185 less than the national average and $39 more than New Jersey's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to New Brunswick:

In Englewood Cliffs, NJ, crime costs $567 per person, which is $289 more than in New Brunswick.
In Pine Lake Park, NJ, crime costs $68 per person, which is $211 less than in New Brunswick

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to New Brunswick	Cost per New Brunswick Resident
Murder	$4.53 million	$76
Rape/Sexual Assault	$925,976	$16
Robbery	$1.48 million	$25
Assault	$2.52 million	$42
Kidnapping	$132,237	$2
Vehicle Theft	$1.42 million	$24
Burglary	$782,168	$13
Theft	$3.54 million	$59
Arson	$63,166	$1
Vandalism	$578,221	$10
Animal Cruelty	$6,613	$0
Drug Crimes	$319,319	$5
Identity Theft	$322,901	$5
Total Cost of Crime	$16,620,539	$279

The Intangible Cost of Crime in New 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 New Brunswick totals $35,925,448 ($603 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $52,545,987 ($882 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 New Brunswick has 12, do the same, and of New Brunswick's 59,604 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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New 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 New Brunswick residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.474
Robbery	0.7894
Rape	0.2562
Murder	0.0404
Total Violent Crime	2.560 (B-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	11.46
Vehicle Theft	1.539
Burglary	1.447
Arson	0.0439
Total Property Crime	14.49 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0366
Drug Crimes	0.7243
Vandalism	1.358
Identity Theft	0.6999
Animal Cruelty	0.0150
Total "Other" Rate	2.834 (A)

Individual New Brunswick Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime 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
East Franklin, NJ	B+	B+	C+
Highland Park, NJ	A-	A-	B-
Milltown, NJ	B	B+	C
North Brunswick, NJ	B+	A-	C
Somerset, NJ	A-	A-	B-
Piscataway, NJ	A	A+	B
South River, NJ	B	A-	C
East Brunswick, NJ	B+	A+	C
Edison, NJ	B	A	C
Sayreville, NJ	B+	A	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

New 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
Wilson, NC	D	D	D
Midwest City, OK	D	D	D
Waxahachie, TX	C	C-	C-
Plymouth, MA	A-	B-	B-
Placentia, CA	B	C	C
Pinellas Park, FL	B-	B-	B-
Apple Valley, MN	B-	A	A
Massillon, OH	D+	B-	B-
Mason, OH	A-	A	A
Marana, AZ	B+	B	B

Considering only the crime rate, New Brunswick is less safe 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 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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