Plainsboro, NJ Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Plainsboro in green. The most dangerous areas in Plainsboro 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 Plainsboro, NJ Safe from Theft?

The C+ grade means the rate of theft is about the same as the average US city. Plainsboro is in the 51st percentile for safety, meaning 49% of cities are safer and 51% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Plainsboro's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of theft in Plainsboro is 8.846 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Plainsboro generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in Plainsboro may be as high as 1 in 80 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 142 in the northeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the northeast parts of Plainsboro, NJ: about 18 per year. The northwest part of Plainsboro has fewer cases of theft with only 0 in a typical year.

How Plainsboro's Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the theft rate in Plainsboro to the New Jersey state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the theft rate, Plainsboro is safer than the New Jersey state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Theft in Plainsboro, NJ

Theft is projected to cost the residents of Plainsboro about $293,843 in 2025, or roughly $46 per resident. This is part of Plainsboro's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Plainsboro, including every crime type and how Plainsboro compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Theft Map

Remember that theft rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Plainsboro's crime maps on the Plainsboro overall crime page.

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Individual Plainsboro Crime Maps & Stats

Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Princeton Meadows, NJ	A	A+	B-	C+
Kingston, NJ	D-	C	F	F
Penns Neck, NJ	A+	A+	B+	B
Princeton, NJ	B	A	C-	D+
Cranbury, NJ	A	A+	B	B-
Heathcote, NJ	A+	A+	A	A
Princeton Junction, NJ	A	A+	B-	C+
Monmouth Junction, NJ	A-	A+	B-	C+
Dayton, NJ	A	A+	B-	C+
Rocky Hill, NJ	B+	A+	C	C-

Theft in City with Similar Populations

Plainsboro is similar versus other cities of the same size for theft. The table below compares theft in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Clinton, NJ	B+	A	A	C-
Cold Spring, KY	C+	B+	B+	C-
Colby, KS	D+	C	C	B-
Colbert, GA	A	B+	B+	A-
Cohutta, GA	B	A-	A-	C+
Cohasset, MN	C-	B-	B-	D
Cochranville, PA	A+	A+	A+	A-
Cochituate, MA	A+	A+	A+	A
Cobleskill, NY	B-	C	C	D+
Coats, NC	C	C+	C+	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Plainsboro, NJ average SchoolGrade of A-, with 56% actual proficiency versus 55% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Plainsboro schools on SchoolGrade

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