Crime in North Brunswick, New Jersey
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in North Brunswick at 22% below the U.S. rate per resident: 50% lower for persons crimes and 15% lower for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 8.0% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving North 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 13.5 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (1.6 violent, 11.9 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, North Brunswick is higher than 56% of the 364 other New Jersey places and 50% 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 North Brunswick's 30 census block groups for 45,525 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 North 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 North Brunswick
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 38 and 81.
- 0–5048.0%
- 50–10038.5%
- 100–2008.1%
- 200–4004.9%
- 400+0.5%
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Shoplifting stands out most, at 17% above the U.S. rate
Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live
Property crimes
Social disorder
Highest on weeknights
100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.
Expected major crime fell 8.0% 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.
North Brunswick against U.S. places with 25,000 to 50,000 residents
423 of the 1,120 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above North Brunswick's, and 179 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 73. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
North Brunswick's major-crime index is higher than 6, lower than 1 and within 15% of 1 of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, Milltown (2 mi), is within 15% of North Brunswick's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in North Brunswick
Is North Brunswick safe?
North Brunswick's major-crime index is 78, 22% below the U.S. rate per resident and higher than 56% of the 364 other New Jersey places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 50% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 15% below the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in North Brunswick?
The model expects about 612 major crimes a year in North Brunswick, about 13.5 per 1,000 residents, 22% below the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in North Brunswick?
Expected major crimes in North Brunswick are down 8.0% from a year earlier; across New Jersey they're down 10.2%.
What are the most common crimes in North Brunswick?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are other larceny (about 208 a year), shoplifting (about 169 a year) and theft from vehicle (about 94 a year).
Are car break-ins common in North Brunswick?
The model expects about 94 thefts from vehicles a year in North Brunswick, 22% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in North Brunswick?
The model expects about 40 motor vehicle thefts a year in North Brunswick, 45% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Is North Brunswick safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 88 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 80 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 North Brunswick higher than the New Jersey average?
North Brunswick's major-crime index is 78, 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 North Brunswick compare with Milltown?
Milltown, 2 miles away, has a major-crime index of 85, within 15% of North Brunswick's rate per resident. North Brunswick's is 78.
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. North Brunswick's figures add up its 30 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- North 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: 45,525. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in North Brunswick, New Jersey." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/nj/north-brunswick
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