Plainsboro, NJ Vehicle Theft Rates and Vehicle Theft Maps

Vehicle Theft per Capita in Plainsboro

The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 Plainsboro residents.

 

Plainsboro, NJ Map of Vehicle Theft Rates
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C+

Vehicle Theft Grade™

Overall Crime Grade
A
Violent Crime Grade
A+
Property Crime Grade
B

Which crimes are included?

1 in 1,303

Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Plainsboro is about 1 in 1,303.

$12

Vehicle Theft costs the average Plainsboro resident about $12 per year.

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Crime Grade's vehicle 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 Vehicle Theft?

The C+ grade means the rate of vehicle 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 vehicle theft in Plainsboro is 0.7672 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Plainsboro generally consider the north part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Plainsboro may be as high as 1 in 1,050 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,498 in the north part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the northeast parts of Plainsboro, NJ: about 2 per year. The northwest part of Plainsboro has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 0 in a typical year.

How Plainsboro's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the vehicle 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.

Plainsboro, NJ: 0.7672
New Jersey: 1.514
USA: 2.785

Considering only the vehicle 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 Vehicle Theft in Plainsboro, NJ

Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Plainsboro about $76,199 in 2025, or roughly $12 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 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 Plainsboro's crime maps on the Plainsboro 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 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
Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Princeton Meadows, NJ
A
A+
B-
C
Kingston, NJ
D-
C
F
D+
Penns Neck, NJ
A+
A+
B+
B
Princeton, NJ
B
A
C-
C+
Cranbury, NJ
A
A+
B
C-
Heathcote, NJ
A+
A+
A
C
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-

Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations

Plainsboro is similar 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
Clinton, NJ
B+
A
A
C+
Cold Spring, KY
C+
B+
B+
D
Colby, KS
D+
C
C
B
Colbert, GA
A
B+
B+
A-
Cohutta, GA
B
A-
A-
B+
Cohasset, MN
C-
B-
B-
B
Cochranville, PA
A+
A+
A+
C+
Cochituate, MA
A+
A+
A+
B-
Cobleskill, NY
B-
C
C
B+
Coats, NC
C
C+
C+
B-

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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