Crime in East Brunswick, New Jersey
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in East Brunswick at 45% below the U.S. rate per resident: 66% lower for persons crimes and 40% lower for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 26.4% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving East Brunswick. Where an agency didn't report to the FBI, its totals are estimated from its past reports or similar agencies.
- The model estimates about 9.5 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (1.1 violent, 8.4 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, East Brunswick is lower than 48% of the 364 other New Jersey places and 54% 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 East Brunswick's 30 census block groups for 51,592 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 East Brunswick.
- 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 East Brunswick
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 18 and 41.
- 0–5083.8%
- 50–1005.1%
- 100–2000.0%
- 200–40011.1%
- 400+0.0%
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Shoplifting stands out most, at 38% above the U.S. rate
Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live
Property crimes
Social disorder
About the same at every time of week
100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.
Expected major crime fell 26.4% 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.
East Brunswick against U.S. places with 50,000 to 100,000 residents
425 of the 580 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above East Brunswick's, and 80 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 91. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
East Brunswick's major-crime index is higher than 2, lower than 4 and within 15% of 2 of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, South River (2 mi), is 57% below East Brunswick's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in East Brunswick
Is East Brunswick safe?
East Brunswick's major-crime index is 56, 45% below the U.S. rate per resident and lower than 48% of the 364 other New Jersey places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 66% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 40% below the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in East Brunswick?
The model expects about 492 major crimes a year in East Brunswick, about 9.5 per 1,000 residents, 45% below the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in East Brunswick?
Expected major crimes in East Brunswick are down 26.4% from a year earlier; across New Jersey they're down 10.2%.
What are the most common crimes in East Brunswick?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are shoplifting (about 226 a year), other larceny (about 117 a year) and theft from vehicle (about 50 a year).
Are car break-ins common in East Brunswick?
The model expects about 50 thefts from vehicles a year in East Brunswick, 64% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in East Brunswick?
The model expects about 24 motor vehicle thefts a year in East Brunswick, 71% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Is East Brunswick safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 55 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 57 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 East Brunswick higher than the New Jersey average?
East Brunswick's major-crime index is 56, 29% below the New Jersey rate per resident. New Jersey as a whole is 78, where 100 is the U.S. rate.
How does crime in East Brunswick compare with South River?
South River, 2 miles away, has a major-crime index of 24, 57% below East Brunswick's rate per resident. East Brunswick's is 56.
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. East Brunswick's figures add up its 30 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- East Brunswick 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: 51,592. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in East Brunswick, New Jersey." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/nj/east-brunswick
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