Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
South Brunswick Township, NJ Crime Grade
How South Brunswick Township grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of New Jersey — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
4/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New Jersey
7/10
vs. New Jersey cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in South Brunswick Township, NJ was 120.6 per 100,000 residents (58 incidents over a population of 48,091). That puts South Brunswick Township Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 38% below the New Jersey statewide rate of 193.8.
That ranks South Brunswick Township #1,346 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 64% of them, and #152 of 242 in New Jersey. Violent crime is up 19% year over year and up 68% over the last five years.
South Brunswick Township, NJ crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (4/10)
- New Jersey Grade
- C (7/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 120.6 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,346 of 3,771
- NJ rank
- #152 of 242
- Safer than
- 64% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 19%
- 5-year change
- up 68%
- Population
- 48,091
- Reporting agency
- South Brunswick Township Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by South Brunswick Township Police Department (FBI ORI NJ0122100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. South Brunswick Township (red), New Jersey (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
South Brunswick Township vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 71.6(34) | 120.6(56) | 132.6(62) | 101.1(48) | 120.6(58) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 4.2(2) |
| Rape | 14.7(7) | 25.8(12) | 12.8(6) | 8.4(4) | 16.6(8) |
| Robbery | 10.5(5) | 12.9(6) | 12.8(6) | 4.2(2) | 14.6(7) |
| Aggravated assault | 46.3(22) | 81.8(38) | 106.9(50) | 88.5(42) | 85.3(41) |
| Property crime | 676.1(321) | 904.4(420) | 838.1(392) | 792.1(376) | 611.3(294) |
| Burglary | 56.9(27) | 247.6(115) | 79.1(37) | 90.6(43) | 62.4(30) |
| Larceny | 551.8(262) | 579.2(269) | 690.6(323) | 619.4(294) | 486.6(234) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 67.4(32) | 68.9(32) | 57.7(27) | 75.8(36) | 62.4(30) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the South Brunswick Township, NJ Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the South Brunswick Township Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for South Brunswick Township calculated?
- South Brunswick Township's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the New Jersey state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to New Jersey cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the South Brunswick Township Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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