Great Meadows, NJ Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Theft per Capita in Great Meadows

The map below shows theft per 1,000 Great Meadows residents.

 

Great Meadows, NJ Map of Theft Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

A+
A+
Other Crime Grade
A+
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A crime occurs every 19 days 18 hours (on average) in Great Meadows.

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Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Great Meadows in green. The most dangerous areas in Great Meadows are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Great Meadows, NJ Safe?

The A+ grade means the rate of theft is much lower than the average US city. Great Meadows is in the 98th percentile for safety, meaning 2% of cities are safer and 98% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Great Meadows's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of theft in Great Meadows is 2.071 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Great Meadows generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in Great Meadows may be as high as 1 in 168 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 3,893 in the southwest part of the city. See the section on interpreting the theft map, however, because comparing rates for theft or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the northeast parts of Great Meadows, NJ: about 2 per year. The southwest part of Great Meadows has fewer cases of theft with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Theft Maps

When looking at the theft map for Great Meadows, remember that the rate of theft per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the south part of the city. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the theft rate map do not always indicate danger for Great Meadows residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Great Meadows has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Great Meadows has 0, have the same problem. Of Great Meadows’s 3,127 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Great Meadows Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All theft rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Great Meadows residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
0.5135
Robbery
0.2123
Rape
0.2556
Murder
0.0138
Total Violent Crime
0.9953 (A+)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
2.071
Vehicle Theft
0.2746
Burglary
1.089
Arson
0.0365
Total Property Crime
3.471 (A+)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.0180
Drug Crimes
0.3001
Vandalism
0.7367
Identity Theft
0.3794
Animal Cruelty
0.0060
Total "Other" Rate
1.440 (A+)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of theft in Great Meadows is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Great Meadows.

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Theft Crime Grade
A+
A+
A+
A+
A+
A+
A-
B+
A+
A+
A-
B+
A+
A+
A+
A+
A
A-
B+
B
A+
A+
A
B+
A+
A
A-
B+
A
A+
B+
B-
A+
A+
A-
B+
B+
B+
C
C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Great Meadows is lower versus other cities of the same size for theft. 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
Theft Crime Grade
D+
D-
D-
C-
D
D
D
C-
D
D+
D+
D
D-
D+
D+
D-
C
C-
C-
A-
D+
C
C
D+
A+
A+
A+
A+
D-
D-
D-
D-
B
B
B
B-
A
B+
B+
A+

Considering only the theft rate, Great Meadows is safer 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 Great Meadows, NJ average SchoolGrade of C-, with 33% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Great Meadows schools on SchoolGrade

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