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Metuchen, NJ crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

The crime rate in Metuchen is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 17 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Metuchen is 1 in 59. Based on FBI crime data, Metuchen is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to New Jersey, Metuchen has a crime rate that is higher than 76% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

How does the crime rate in Metuchen compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Metuchen with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Metuchen's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Metuchen does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Metuchen.

For Metuchen, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Metuchen than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1362, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Metuchen's rate for property crime is 16 per one thousand population. This makes Metuchen a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Metuchen is one in 61.

Metuchen Crime Data

total Crime Index

28

(100 is safest)


Safer than 28% of U.S. cities.

Metuchen Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

11

244

255

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.73

16.28

17.02

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.73
2.03
National Median: 4
    Metuchen
    New Jersey

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 1,362

in Metuchen

1 in 493

in New Jersey

Metuchen Violent Crimes

Population: 14,985
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
16.28
14.17
National Median: 20
    Metuchen
    New Jersey

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 61

in Metuchen

1 in 71

in New Jersey

Property Crimes

Population: 14,985
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Metuchen Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
92
61
National Median: 27.0
    Metuchen
    New Jersey