The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in North Brunswick, NJ
North Brunswick is a township of 42,900 in Middlesex County, about 35 miles southwest of Midtown Manhattan · Updated November 2026
Is North Brunswick, NJ safe?
Yes, crime in North Brunswick is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, North Brunswick sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 59% of Americans live. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A against A-. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within North Brunswick run from A+ to B, so check the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 876 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
59% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than North Brunswick as a whole, and 41% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. North Brunswick scores 876.
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 North Brunswick, NJ at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in North Brunswick, 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 North Brunswick
Robberies run high for an A-graded city. North Brunswick has 0.40 robberies a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of an A-graded US city, the figure is 0.13.
Burglaries and aggravated assaults both run low. In North Brunswick, each runs at less than half the US rate: 0.83 burglaries and 0.93 aggravated assaults a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.4 and 2.6 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of North Brunswick
Every part of North Brunswick where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across North Brunswick run from A+ to B; 83% of residents live in areas with 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 North Brunswick, the east side has the least crime and the northeast side the most.
Is crime going up in North Brunswick?
Reported violent crime in North Brunswick peaked in 2022 and has fallen 35% since, back near its 2019 level. Property crime is down 4% from 2019. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 1.5 to 1.4 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 15 to 14 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime fell 21% and property crime fell 13%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
North BrunswickUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves North Brunswick. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, North Brunswick
Violent, US
Property, North Brunswick
Property, US
2016
+4%
+4%
-2%
+15%
2017
-20%
+4%
+12%
+12%
2018
-14%
+0%
+12%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
+12%
+4%
-17%
-8%
2021
-10%
+6%
-27%
-10%
2022
+44%
+5%
-14%
-6%
2023
+17%
+2%
+10%
-7%
2024
-7%
-4%
-4%
-15%
Crime rates and types in North Brunswick
CrimeGrade™ estimates North Brunswick has about 24 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 37% less than the US as a whole and close to 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.
Theft is the most common crime in North Brunswick, about 49% of everything reported, but assault costs more, because each one does more harm.
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.
The North Brunswick Township Police Department reports to the FBI in a format that leaves out vandalism, so CrimeGrade™ makes its own vandalism estimate.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How North Brunswick compares with nearby cities
Of the 9 cities closest to North Brunswick, 6 have less crime. Monmouth Junction and Milltown have the least.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from North Brunswick. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, North Brunswick is safer than 68% of them.
Empty homes, night lighting and walkability in North Brunswick
Two things set North Brunswick apart: it has 2.0% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 35% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Places with few empty homes tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson, and burglary runs low here.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.2.0% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 95% of US city residents
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 92% 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. 66% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.C- (27 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 76% of US city residents
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Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.35% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 73% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.1.4 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 64% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.9.9 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 54% 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 North Brunswick
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs North Brunswick about $604 a year per household, 50% 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 $19 million a year, or $454 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$740,000
$17
Rape
$110,000
$3
Robbery
$540,000
$12
Assault
$2.8 million
$66
Burglary
$320,000
$7
Theft
$2.5 million
$59
Vehicle theft
$750,000
$18
Arson
$14,000
under $1
Vandalism
$980,000
$23
Total
$8.8 million
$206
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 North Brunswick 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 North Brunswick, NJ average a SchoolGrade of B: 47% of students test proficient, against 37% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in North Brunswick on SchoolGrade
