Hightstown, NJ Crime


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Hightstown, NJ has a significantly lower rate of both violent and property crime when compared to the US average. The violent crime rate in Hightstown is 11.8, which is significantly lower than the US average of 22.7. Similarly, the property crime rate in Hightstown is 20.1, which is also much lower than the US average of 35.4. This indicates that Hightstown is a generally safe place to live and there are low levels of criminal activity in the area.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Hightstown violent crime is 11.8. (The US average is 22.7)
Hightstown property crime is 20.1. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Hightstown, NJ Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2001304.201957228.22186.7228.21806.4152.1
2002150.2037.618.893.92103.3375.61558.7169
2003487.918.818.8187.7262.72270.6469.11632.6168.9
2004299.218.737.4112.2130.91776.4486.21215.474.8
2005262.300112.4149.91835.9318.5148037.5
2006320.9056.6113.315120204721434.8113.3
2007227.40075.8151.61686.6265.31326.594.8
2008190.3190114.257.11484.3247.41198.938.1
2009150.9037.718.994.31301.2396886.318.9
2010167.600111.755.91359.4465.5856.637.2
2011235.8054.472.6108.91578.4290.31215.572.6
2013071.835.971.82279.3484.61722.971.8
2014125.20053.671.51144.5232.59120
2015251.2035.90215.3968.8143.5807.317.9
2016109.3018.272.818.2746.754.6673.818.2
201790.5018.118.154.3724.4144.9579.50
201818.9018.900642.8113.4529.40
20191140571938417.938360.919

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
East Windsor, NJ58.5665.627,40112019
Cranbury township, NJ74.8847.23,89732019
Robbinsville, NJ13.7348.514,44652019
West Windsor, NJ39.21,106.127,36362019
Plainsboro, NJ39.2657.221,19762019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Cranbury township, NJ74.8847.23,89732019
Allentown, NJ0.0448.41,83972019
Jamesburg, NJ168.6320.46,52272019
Englishtown, NJ154.9619.51,80192019
Helmetta, NJ0.0460.21,97592019

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Hightstown is located in the middle between Phila and NYC and half an hour from the Jersey Shore. Theater, concerts, museums, Six Flags, historic sites, great  More

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I don't live there. I was going to buy a home when I read this article from msn.com. I decided that the risks to the home values and tax rates was too great. Updated:  More

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