The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Washington Park Historic District, North Plainfield, NJ: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Washington Park Historic District

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Washington Park Historic District. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Washington Park Historic District, North Plainfield, NJ Map of Crime Rates
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$1.28 million

Cost of Crime™ for Washington Park Historic District, North Plainfield, NJ

In 2025, crime will cost $987 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Washington Park Historic District 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 Washington Park Historic District, North Plainfield, NJ Safe?

The A overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Washington Park Historic District's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Washington Park Historic District sits in the 87th percentile, ahead of 87% of neighborhoods and behind 13%. The grade covers only Washington Park Historic District's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Washington Park Historic District is 20.38 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 30 in the east areas to 1 in 96 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Washington Park Historic District, North Plainfield, NJ report the most crime, about 24 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 4 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Washington Park Historic District, North Plainfield, NJ

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Washington Park Historic District for 2025 is $1,281,919, about $270 per resident and $987 per household. That equals 1.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 55.3%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.1%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.5%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Washington Park Historic District Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Washington Park Historic District, North Plainfield, NJ: $270
Springfield-Belmont, Newark, N: $415
Forest Hill, Newark, NJ: $273
New Jersey: $240
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Washington Park Historic District is $270 per year, which is $194 less than the national average and $31 more than North Plainfield's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Washington Park Historic District:
  • In Springfield-Belmont, Newark, N, crime costs $415 per person, which is $145 more than in Washington Park Historic District.
  • In Forest Hill, Newark, NJ, crime costs $273 per person, which is $3 more than in Washington Park Historic District

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Washington Park Historic District for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Washington Park Historic District
Cost per Washington Park Historic District Resident
Murder
$266,668
$56
Rape/Sexual Assault
$71,541
$15
Robbery
$78,375
$17
Assault
$253,177
$53
Kidnapping
$8,002
$2
Vehicle Theft
$164,487
$35
Burglary
$62,898
$13
Theft
$266,332
$56
Arson
$2,717
$1
Vandalism
$65,849
$14
Animal Cruelty
$543
$0
Drug Crimes
$18,836
$4
Identity Theft
$22,495
$5
Total Cost of Crime
$1,281,919
$270

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Washington Park Historic District, North Plainfield, 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 Washington Park Historic District totals $2,218,413 ($468 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $3,500,333 ($738 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 neighborhood 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 Washington Park Historic District's 4,741 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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Washington Park Historic District 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 Washington Park Historic District residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
1.859
Robbery
0.5256
Rape
0.2489
Murder
0.0299
Total Violent Crime
2.664 (A-)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
10.85
Vehicle Theft
2.241
Burglary
1.463
Arson
0.0237
Total Property Crime
14.57 (A-)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.0278
Drug Crimes
0.5371
Vandalism
1.944
Identity Theft
0.6130
Animal Cruelty
0.0155
Total "Other" Rate
3.138 (A)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in Washington Park Historic District is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Washington Park Historic District.

Nearby Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
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A
A-
A
A-
A-
A
A+
B+
A+
A+
A
A
A+
B+
A
A
A-
A+
A+
A
C+
C+
C-
A+
A+
A+
B+
C
B-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Washington Park Historic District is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
A
A-
A-
C-
C
C
B-
B-
B-
B
C
C
A+
A
A
B
B
B
A-
A+
A+
D+
D
D
C+
B+
B+
D+
F
F

Considering only the crime rate, Washington Park Historic District 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 Washington Park Historic District, North Plainfield, NJ average SchoolGrade of F, with 15% actual proficiency versus 20% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Washington Park Historic District schools on SchoolGrade

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