Crime in Bridgewater, New Jersey
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in Bridgewater at 26% below the U.S. rate per resident: 77% lower for persons crimes and 14% lower for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 4.1% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving Bridgewater. Where an agency didn't report to the FBI, its totals are estimated from its past reports or similar agencies.
- The model estimates about 12.8 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (0.7 violent, 12.1 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, Bridgewater is higher than 52% of the 364 other New Jersey places and 47% of the 8,446 other places nationwide on CrimeMetric.
Where these numbers come from
The estimates start from what police agencies report to the FBI, modeled across Bridgewater's 26 census block groups for 46,826 residents. How New Jersey residents' crime totals reach the FBI: detailed incident reports for 79.1%, summary counts only for 14.7% and estimates from past reports or similar agencies for 6.2% (shares of 2020 residents). Sources · Method
- Year: many show an agency's last full FBI year (often two years back). These figures are the model's estimate for the current year, release 2026-11-10.
- Crimes counted: some add simple assault, vandalism or drug offenses to "violent" or "property" crime; here major crime is persons plus property crime, and social disorder is separate.
- Area: an agency's totals cover its jurisdiction, which can differ from the city's limits; these are summed over the block groups inside Bridgewater.
- Scale: a grade or a 1-to-100 score ranks places against each other; a rate per 1,000 residents and an index against the U.S. rate don't.
Rates are the model's estimates of reported crime per 1,000 residents a year. Index: 100 is the U.S. rate per resident; 200 is twice it. How we calculated this
How crime varies across Bridgewater
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 17 and 38.
- 0–5080.2%
- 50–10010.1%
- 100–2003.4%
- 200–4000.0%
- 400+6.2%
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Shoplifting stands out most, at 2.1 times the U.S. rate
Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live
Property crimes
Social disorder
Highest on weekend daytimes
100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.
Expected major crime fell 4.1% in a year; across New Jersey it fell 10.2%
Change in the model's expected crimes, not a count of reports; New Jersey in gray. 2031 is a model projection, not tested against past years.
Bridgewater against U.S. places with 25,000 to 50,000 residents
465 of the 1,120 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Bridgewater's, and 165 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 73. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
Bridgewater's major-crime index is higher than 3, lower than 4 and within 15% of 1 of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, Green Knoll (1 mi), is 2.6 times Bridgewater's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in Bridgewater
Is Bridgewater safe?
Bridgewater's major-crime index is 74, 26% below the U.S. rate per resident and higher than 52% of the 364 other New Jersey places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 77% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 14% below the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in Bridgewater?
The model expects about 598 major crimes a year in Bridgewater, about 12.8 per 1,000 residents, 26% below the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in Bridgewater?
Expected major crimes in Bridgewater are down 4.1% from a year earlier; across New Jersey they're down 10.2%.
What are the most common crimes in Bridgewater?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are shoplifting (about 311 a year), other larceny (about 137 a year) and burglary (about 55 a year).
Are car break-ins common in Bridgewater?
The model expects about 36 thefts from vehicles a year in Bridgewater, 71% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in Bridgewater?
The model expects about 26 motor vehicle thefts a year in Bridgewater, 65% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Is Bridgewater safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 52 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 109 at its highest in the daytime; 100 is the U.S. rate for the same hours. That's a citywide estimate per resident for those hours: it can't speak to a particular street, venue or evening. For one address, use the address lookup on this page.
Is crime in Bridgewater higher than the New Jersey average?
Bridgewater's major-crime index is 74, about the New Jersey rate per resident. New Jersey as a whole is 78, where 100 is the U.S. rate.
How does crime in Bridgewater compare with Green Knoll?
Green Knoll, 1 mile away, has a major-crime index of 193, 2.6 times Bridgewater's rate per resident. Bridgewater's is 74.
How we calculated this
Each police agency's crimes, as reported to the FBI or estimated where it didn't report, are spread across the census block groups it serves using population, jobs, points of interest and, where available, local incident records. Bridgewater's figures add up its 26 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- Bridgewater has no published incident records in our data, so its estimate relies on agency totals and neighborhood characteristics.
- Rates are per resident, so places where many people work or visit but few live, such as downtowns, airports and stadiums, can read high.
- Disorderly conduct and trespassing are modeled, because the FBI records them only through arrests.
- Residents: 46,826. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in Bridgewater, New Jersey." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/nj/bridgewater
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