Van Wyck Brooks Historic District, Plainfield, NJ Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A
Property Crime Grade	A-
Other Crime Grade	A

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$495,774

Cost of Crime™ for Van Wyck Brooks Historic District, Plainfield, NJ

In 2025, violent crime will cost $511 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Van Wyck Brooks Historic District with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The A grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Van Wyck Brooks Historic District against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is much lower than the norm. Van Wyck Brooks Historic District sits in the 88th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 88% of neighborhoods and behind 12%. The grade covers only Van Wyck Brooks Historic District's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Van Wyck Brooks Historic District is 2.190 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 374 in the northeast areas to 1 in 612 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Van Wyck Brooks Historic District, Plainfield, NJ report the most violent crime, about 2 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Van Wyck Brooks Historic District, Plainfield, NJ

The tangible cost of violent crime in Van Wyck Brooks Historic District is projected at $495,774 for 2025, about $152 per resident and $511 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 41.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 45.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.4%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Van Wyck Brooks Historic District Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Van Wyck Brooks Historic District, Plainfield, NJ:	$152
Upper Clinton Hill, Newark, NJ:	$265
The Heights, Jersey City, NJ:	$144
New Jersey:	$127
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $152 per resident each year in Van Wyck Brooks Historic District, which is $107 less than the national average and $25 more than Plainfield's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Van Wyck Brooks Historic District:

In Upper Clinton Hill, Newark, NJ, crime costs $265 per person, which is $113 more than in Van Wyck Brooks Historic District.
In The Heights, Jersey City, NJ, crime costs $144 per person, which is $7 less than in Van Wyck Brooks Historic District

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Van Wyck Brooks Historic District, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Van Wyck Brooks Historic District	Cost per Van Wyck Brooks Historic District Resident
Murder	$263,263	$80
Rape/Sexual Assault	$49,369	$15
Robbery	$55,381	$17
Assault	$127,762	$39
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$495,774	$152

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Van Wyck Brooks Historic District, Plainfield, NJ

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Van Wyck Brooks Historic District totals $2,042,998 ($625 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,538,772 ($776 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Van Wyck Brooks Historic District, Plainfield, NJ, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the northeast part of the neighborhood has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Van Wyck Brooks Historic District Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Van Wyck Brooks Historic District residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.360
Robbery	0.5383
Rape	0.2489
Murder	0.0428
Total Violent Crime	2.190 (A)

Individual Van Wyck Brooks Historic District Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in Van Wyck Brooks Historic District is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Van Wyck Brooks Historic District.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Crescent Area Historic District, Plainfield, NJ	A	A-	A-
Washington Park Historic District, North Plainfield, NJ	A	A-	A-
Robinvale, Metuchen, NJ	A	A+	B+
Bonhamtown, Edison, NJ	A+	A+	A
Overlook, Summit, NJ	A	A+	B+
Bridgeton, Woodbridge, NJ	A	A	A-
Townelake, Sayreville, NJ	A+	A+	A
Downtown Elizabeth, Elizabeth, NJ	C+	C+	C-
Presidents Park, Parlin, NJ	A+	A+	A+
Charleston, Staten Island, NY	B+	C	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Van Wyck Brooks Historic District is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
1st Ward, Portsmouth, OH	D+	B	B
Youngsville, Manchester, NH	B+	A+	A+
York, Bellingham, WA	F	D+	D+
Wyndham Lakes Estates, Meadow Woods, FL	A+	A+	A+
Windsor Village, Santa Ana, CA	A+	A	A
Wilshire Square, Santa Ana, CA	A	B	B
Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch, NY	A	B+	B+
Wexford, Madison, WI	B+	A+	A+
Briarwood, Little Rock, AR	F	D-	D-
Bonneville Hills, Salt Lake City, UT	D-	B-	B-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Van Wyck Brooks Historic District is as safe as the New Jersey state average and safer than the national average.

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