Vehicle Theft per Capita in New Brunswick
The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 New Brunswick residents.
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1 in 650
Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in New Brunswick is about 1 in 650.
$24
Vehicle Theft costs the average New Brunswick resident about $24 per year.
Crime Grade's vehicle theft map shows the safest places in New Brunswick in green. The most dangerous areas in New Brunswick 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 New Brunswick, NJ Safe from Vehicle Theft?
The D+ grade means the rate of vehicle theft is higher than the average US city. New Brunswick is in the 25th percentile for safety, meaning 75% of cities are safer and 25% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to New Brunswick's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of vehicle theft in New Brunswick is 1.539 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in New Brunswick generally consider the north part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in New Brunswick may be as high as 1 in 570 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 743 in the north part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the central parts of New Brunswick, NJ: about 15 per year. The northeast part of New Brunswick has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 4 in a typical year.
How New Brunswick's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares
The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in New Brunswick 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.
| New Brunswick, NJ: | 1.539 |
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| New Jersey: | 1.514 |
| USA: | 2.785 |
Considering only the vehicle theft rate, New Brunswick is as safe as 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 Vehicle Theft in New Brunswick, NJ
Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of New Brunswick about $1,420,808 in 2025, or roughly $24 per resident. This is part of New Brunswick's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for New Brunswick, including every crime type and how New Brunswick compares to other cities.
Interpreting the Vehicle Theft Map
Remember that vehicle 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 New Brunswick's crime maps on the New Brunswick overall crime page.
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Vehicle Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities
Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of vehicle theft in New Brunswick is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to New Brunswick.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Vehicle Theft Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B+ | B+ | C+ | D+ | |
A- | A- | B- | D+ | |
B | B+ | C | C- | |
B+ | A- | C | C- | |
A- | A- | B- | C- | |
A | A+ | B | D | |
B | A- | C | D | |
B+ | A+ | C | D+ | |
B | A | C | D | |
B+ | A | C+ | D |
Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations
New Brunswick is lower versus other cities of the same size for vehicle theft. The table below compares vehicle theft in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Vehicle Theft Crime Grade |
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D | D | D | D- | |
D | D | D | D- | |
C | C- | C- | C- | |
A- | B- | B- | A- | |
B | C | C | F | |
B- | B- | B- | D+ | |
B- | A | A | F | |
D+ | B- | B- | D | |
A- | A | A | D | |
B+ | B | B | C- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in New Brunswick, NJ average SchoolGrade of D-, with 24% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See New Brunswick schools on SchoolGrade
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