Photo: Daderot · CC BY 3.0For property crime, North Brunswick Township trails 62% of U.S. towns per resident
Behind the grade sit 1.6 violent crimes and 14.4 incidents of property crime per 1,000 people a year, where the comparison is 2.1 and 13.8 in the rest of New Jersey. 4 of the 5 towns next door with figures record less crime per resident. North Brunswick Township’s Safety Grade, B− (#252 of 342 graded towns in New Jersey), rests on crimes its police reported from 2023 to 2025: close to the middle of U.S. towns. The graded rate fell 21% from 2023 to 2025.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of NJ” is every other New Jersey city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in North Brunswick Township
4 of the 5 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 5 New Jersey towns on North Brunswick Township’s borders, 5 have a Safety Grade: Franklin Township (B+), South Brunswick Township (B+), East Brunswick Township (B−), Milltown (B−), New Brunswick (D). Neighbors ↓
Among New Jersey towns, lower
New Jersey’s cities and towns report less crime than most states’, so North Brunswick Township’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 26% of the 342 New Jersey towns we grade, against 45% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind North Brunswick Township’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Violent crime holds North Brunswick Township’s grade up; property crime pulls it down. Its property rate (14.4) is below the FBI’s national estimate (17.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | North Brunswick Township property | Rest of New Jersey property | North Brunswick Township violent | Rest of New Jersey violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 12.8 | 13.9 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 16.3 | 14.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.4 | 2.2 |
| 2025 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of New Jersey.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | North Brunswick Township | Rest of New Jersey | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
North Brunswick Township’s police reported 212 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.6 per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.1 in the rest of New Jersey and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in North Brunswick Township per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 2 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
655 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
73 violent and 582 property, as reported to the FBI by North Brunswick Township’s police.
17 people died in crashes on North Brunswick Township’s roads in 2019–2023
North Brunswick Township had 16 fatal crashes in five years, in which 17 people died; 4 were pedestrians.
That is 7.7 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for New Jersey towns of 25,000–100,000 people (5.8, 102 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
North Brunswick Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Brunswick Township | B− | 1.6 | 14.4 |
| South Brunswick Township | B+ | 1.2 | 7.4 |
| East Brunswick Township | B− | 1.1 | 12.4 |
| Milltown | B− | 0.9 | 13.9 |
| New Brunswick | D | 6.7 | 23.9 |
| Franklin Township | B+ | 0.7 | 9.2 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
New Jersey towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Brunswick Township | B− | 1.6 | 14.4 |
| Manchester Township | A | 0.7 | 4.2 |
| Hillsborough Township | A− | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| Montclair Township | B+ | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Berkeley Township | B+ | 1.3 | 7.1 |
| Hackensack | C | 2.4 | 20.9 |
The five graded New Jersey towns closest to North Brunswick Township’s population (45,097), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of North Brunswick Township. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against North Brunswick Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (45,667 in 2025); our figure for North Brunswick Township is 45,097 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in North Brunswick Township
Is North Brunswick Township, NJ safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, North Brunswick Township reports more crime per resident than 55% of U.S. towns, a B− Safety Grade and #252 of 342 in New Jersey. Its police reported 1.6 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.1 in the rest of New Jersey and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in North Brunswick Township?
1.6 violent and 14.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of New Jersey reports 2.1 and 13.8; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in North Brunswick Township in 2025?
North Brunswick Township’s police reported 0 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 0.0 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is North Brunswick Township safer than South Brunswick Township?
South Brunswick Township reports less crime per resident than North Brunswick Township: South Brunswick Township grades B+ for safety and North Brunswick Township B−. South Brunswick Township’s police reported 1.2 violent and 7.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices North Brunswick Township?
North Brunswick Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “North Brunswick Township”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.