The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in White Horse, NJ
White Horse is an unincorporated community of 10,900 in Mercer County, about 4 miles southeast of downtown Trenton · Updated November 2026
Is White Horse, NJ safe?
Yes. An overall CrimeGrade™ of A means crime in White Horse is low. Most US neighborhoods have little crime too, so White Horse sits near the middle: 57% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime, and 43% in neighborhoods with less. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A against A-. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A to A-; see the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 866 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
57% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than White Horse as a whole, and 43% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. White Horse scores 866.
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 White Horse, NJ at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in White Horse, 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 White Horse
Thefts run high for an A-graded city. White Horse has 20.9 thefts a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of an A-graded US city, the figure is 8.3.
The safest and least safe parts of White Horse
Every part of White Horse where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across White Horse run from A to A-; 54% 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 White Horse, the northeast side has the least crime and the center the most.
Is crime going up in White Horse?
Reported crime in White Horse has risen since 2019: violent crime is up 31% and property crime up 29%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 1.4 to 1.8 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 18 to 23 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime fell 21%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
White HorseUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves White Horse. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, White Horse
Violent, US
Property, White Horse
Property, US
2016
+32%
+4%
-5%
+15%
2017
+3%
+4%
+21%
+12%
2018
-5%
+0%
+7%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
+19%
+4%
-12%
-8%
2021
+75%
+6%
-16%
-10%
2022
+58%
+5%
-1%
-6%
2023
+65%
+2%
+20%
-7%
2024
+31%
-4%
+29%
-15%
Crime rates and types in White Horse
CrimeGrade™ estimates White Horse has about 32 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 15% 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.
The largest share of crime reported in White Horse is theft, about 66% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.
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.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How White Horse compares with nearby cities
Of the 7 cities closest to White Horse, 6 have less crime. Crosswicks and Allentown have the least.
Empty homes, transit and walkability in White Horse
Two things set White Horse apart: it has 2.2% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 8 buses and trains an hour at the evening rush, where most Americans have none nearby. Places with few empty homes tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson, and vandalism runs low here.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.2.2% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 94% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for White Horse: D+ (23 of 100).8 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 80% 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. 75% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (23 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 68% of US city residents
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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 74% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.8.0 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 73% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.33 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 66% 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 White Horse
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs White Horse about $680 a year per household, 44% 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 $5.7 million a year, or $521 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$140,000
$13
Rape
$120,000
$11
Robbery
$140,000
$13
Assault
$620,000
$57
Burglary
$150,000
$14
Theft
$1.2 million
$107
Vehicle theft
$280,000
$26
Arson
$12,000
$1
Vandalism
$140,000
$13
Total
$2.8 million
$255
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 White Horse 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 White Horse, NJ average a SchoolGrade of D: 31% of students test proficient, against 25% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in White Horse on SchoolGrade
