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

B+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$4.04 million

Cost of Crime™ for Sayreville, NJ

In 2025, crime will cost $567 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Sayreville 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 Sayreville, 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 Sayreville's combined rate is lower than the norm. Sayreville sits in the 72nd percentile, ahead of 72% of cities and behind 28%. The grade covers only Sayreville's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Sayreville is 17.57 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 10 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 89 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Sayreville, NJ report the most crime, about 91 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 6 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Sayreville, NJ

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Sayreville for 2025 is $4,043,410, about $205 per resident and $567 per household. That equals 0.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 58.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.4%

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

Sayreville, NJ:	$205
Englewood Cliffs, NJ:	$567
Pine Lake Park, NJ:	$68
New Jersey:	$240
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Sayreville is $205 per year, which is $259 less than the national average and $34 less than New Jersey's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Sayreville:

In Englewood Cliffs, NJ, crime costs $567 per person, which is $362 more than in Sayreville.
In Pine Lake Park, NJ, crime costs $68 per person, which is $138 less than in Sayreville

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Sayreville	Cost per Sayreville Resident
Murder	$667,165	$34
Rape/Sexual Assault	$309,137	$16
Robbery	$245,977	$13
Assault	$465,008	$24
Kidnapping	$42,166	$2
Vehicle Theft	$673,657	$34
Burglary	$214,667	$11
Theft	$983,736	$50
Arson	$19,981	$1
Vandalism	$220,539	$11
Animal Cruelty	$2,261	$0
Drug Crimes	$105,183	$5
Identity Theft	$93,935	$5
Total Cost of Crime	$4,043,410	$205

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Sayreville, 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 Sayreville totals $6,164,020 ($313 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $10,207,430 ($519 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 northeast 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 Sayreville's 19,677 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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Sayreville 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 Sayreville residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.8229
Robbery	0.3974
Rape	0.2591
Murder	0.0180
Total Violent Crime	1.497 (A)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	9.653
Vehicle Theft	2.211
Burglary	1.203
Arson	0.0420
Total Property Crime	13.11 (C+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0353
Drug Crimes	0.7227
Vandalism	1.569
Identity Theft	0.6168
Animal Cruelty	0.0155
Total "Other" Rate	2.959 (A)

Individual Sayreville Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
South River, NJ	B	A-	C
Parlin, NJ	A-	A	B-
Madison Park, NJ	B+	B	C+
East Brunswick, NJ	B+	A+	C
South Amboy, NJ	B+	B+	C+
Old Bridge, NJ	A-	A+	B-
Milltown, NJ	B	B+	C
Spotswood, NJ	A-	A+	C+
Laurence Harbor, NJ	A	A+	B
Highland Park, NJ	A-	A-	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Sayreville 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
Liberty Hill, TX	A	A-	A-
Pinehurst, NC	C+	A-	A-
Pennsauken, NJ	B	C-	C-
Mesquite, NV	C-	D+	D+
Mayfield Heights, OH	C	B	B
Marblehead, MA	B+	C+	C+
Madison, IN	C+	B	B
Lincoln, RI	B	A	A
Lillington, NC	C	C+	C+
Pottsville, PA	B-	B-	B-

Considering only the crime rate, Sayreville is as safe as 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 Sayreville, NJ average SchoolGrade of C-, with 34% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Sayreville schools on SchoolGrade

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