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Port Reading has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. For a graded neighbor, the nearest is Carteret (C+), 1 mile away. The surrounding 10 miles hold 24 graded places to compare with.
The nearest New Jersey towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carteret | C+ | 1 mi | 2.4 | 11.9 |
| Rahway | B | 3 mi | 1.8 | 8.6 |
| Perth Amboy | C | 4 mi | 3.4 | 12.7 |
| Clark Township | C+ | 5 mi | 0.5 | 20.3 |
| Winfield Township | B | 5 mi | 0.9 | 11.1 |
| South Amboy | B− | 6 mi | 1.5 | 11.7 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Port Reading. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Port Reading.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Two people died in crashes on Port Reading’s roads in 2019–2023
Port Reading had 2 fatal crashes in five years, in which two people died. Most of these deaths (2 of 2) were on an Interstate passing through, so they say more about through-traffic than about the town’s own streets.
That is about what is typical for New Jersey towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (4.9 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Port Reading’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Port Reading’s own rate (11.4) is context, not a ranking.
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.
Port Reading and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodbridge Township | — | — | — |
| Carteret | C+ | 2.4 | 11.9 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Woodbridge Township reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2025 but not 2024.
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.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- 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 Port Reading
Is Port Reading, NJ safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Port Reading. The nearest New Jersey towns with a grade are Carteret (C+, 1 mi), Rahway (B, 3 mi), Perth Amboy (C, 4 mi).
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Please don’t name or describe individuals. In an emergency, call 911.
Neighbors looking out for each other in Port Reading.
Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 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.