Crime in Middle, New Jersey
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in Middle at about the U.S. rate per resident: 19% lower for persons crimes and about the same for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 7.4% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving Middle. Where an agency didn't report to the FBI, its totals are estimated from its past reports or similar agencies.
- The model estimates about 16.9 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (2.5 violent, 14.4 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, Middle is higher than 68% of the 364 other New Jersey places and 62% 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 Middle's 11 census block groups for 19,861 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 Middle.
- 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 Middle
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 52 and 109.
- 0–5014.8%
- 50–10060.2%
- 100–20012.7%
- 200–40012.4%
- 400+0.0%
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Shoplifting stands out most, at 1.8 times the U.S. rate
Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live
Property crimes
Social disorder
Highest in the daytime
100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.
Expected major crime fell 7.4% 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.
Middle against U.S. places with 10,000 to 25,000 residents
549 of the 2,480 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Middle's, and 365 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 67. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
Middle's major-crime index is higher than 4, lower than 3 and within 15% of 1 of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, Cape May Court House (2 mi), is about Middle's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in Middle
Is Middle safe?
Middle's major-crime index is 99, about the U.S. rate per resident and higher than 68% of the 364 other New Jersey places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 19% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes about the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in Middle?
The model expects about 336 major crimes a year in Middle, about 16.9 per 1,000 residents, about the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in Middle?
Expected major crimes in Middle are down 7.4% from a year earlier; across New Jersey they're down 10.2%.
What are the most common crimes in Middle?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are other larceny (about 114 a year), shoplifting (about 111 a year) and aggravated assault (about 42 a year).
Are car break-ins common in Middle?
The model expects about 20 thefts from vehicles a year in Middle, 62% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in Middle?
The model expects about 9 motor vehicle thefts a year in Middle, 73% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Is Middle safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 65 on Friday and Saturday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 127 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 Middle higher than the New Jersey average?
Middle's major-crime index is 99, 27% above the New Jersey rate per resident. New Jersey as a whole is 78, where 100 is the U.S. rate.
How does crime in Middle compare with Cape May Court House?
Cape May Court House, 2 miles away, has a major-crime index of 102, about Middle's rate per resident. Middle's is 99.
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. Middle's figures add up its 11 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- Middle 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: 19,861. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in Middle, New Jersey." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/nj/middle
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