Crime in Hillsborough Township, New Jersey
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in Hillsborough Township at 48% below the U.S. rate per resident: 43% lower for persons crimes and 50% lower for property crimes. Expected major crimes are up 22.9% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving Hillsborough Township. Where an agency didn't report to the FBI, its totals are estimated from its past reports or similar agencies.
- The model estimates about 8.9 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (1.8 violent, 7.1 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, Hillsborough Township is lower than 51% of the 364 other New Jersey places and 57% 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 Hillsborough Township's 24 census block groups for 45,867 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 Hillsborough Township.
- 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 Hillsborough Township
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 28 and 68.
- 0–5061.8%
- 50–10022.9%
- 100–20015.3%
- 200–4000.0%
- 400+0.0%
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Intimidation stands out most, at 2.4 times the U.S. rate
Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live
Property crimes
Social disorder
Highest on weekday daytimes
100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.
Expected major crime rose 22.9% 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.
Hillsborough Township against U.S. places with 25,000 to 50,000 residents
693 of the 1,120 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Hillsborough Township's, and 169 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 73. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
Hillsborough Township's major-crime index is higher than 2, lower than 4 and within 15% of 2 of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, Hillsborough (1 mi), is within 15% of Hillsborough Township's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in Hillsborough Township
Is Hillsborough Township safe?
Hillsborough Township's major-crime index is 52, 48% below the U.S. rate per resident and lower than 51% of the 364 other New Jersey places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 43% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 50% below the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in Hillsborough Township?
The model expects about 408 major crimes a year in Hillsborough Township, about 8.9 per 1,000 residents, 48% below the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in Hillsborough Township?
Expected major crimes in Hillsborough Township are up 22.9% from a year earlier; across New Jersey they're down 10.2%.
What are the most common crimes in Hillsborough Township?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are other larceny (about 144 a year), shoplifting (about 85 a year) and aggravated assault (about 75 a year).
Are car break-ins common in Hillsborough Township?
The model expects about 44 thefts from vehicles a year in Hillsborough Township, 64% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in Hillsborough Township?
The model expects about 13 motor vehicle thefts a year in Hillsborough Township, 83% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Is Hillsborough Township safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 46 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 59 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 Hillsborough Township higher than the New Jersey average?
Hillsborough Township's major-crime index is 52, 34% 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 Hillsborough Township compare with Hillsborough?
Hillsborough, 1 mile away, has a major-crime index of 48, within 15% of Hillsborough Township's rate per resident. Hillsborough Township's is 52.
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. Hillsborough Township's figures add up its 24 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- Hillsborough Township 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: 45,867. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in Hillsborough Township, New Jersey." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/nj/hillsborough-township
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