What is the crime rate in Piscataway Township, NJ?
In 2024, the Piscataway Township Police Department reported 67 violent crimes and 437 property crimes to the FBI.
That is 107 violent and 701 property crimes per 100,000 of the 62,342 residents it serves.
Across New Jersey the rates were 222 and 1,432.
Nationally they were 363 and 1,767.
Figures last updated on .
- Violent per 100,000
- 107
- Property per 100,000
- 701
- Violent crimes
- 67
- Property crimes
- 437
Crime reported by the Piscataway Township Police Department, 2023 to 2024
| Year | Violent crimes | Violent per 100,000 | Property crimes | Property per 100,000 | Residents served |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 84 | 139 | 591 | 979 | 60,391 |
| 2024 | 67 | 107 | 437 | 701 | 62,342 |
Violent crimes reported went from 84 in 2023 to 67 in 2024.
Property crimes reported went from 591 in 2023 to 437 in 2024.
In a small town a handful of incidents moves these numbers a long way, so one year’s change says little on its own.
Piscataway Township against New Jersey and the nation
| Violent crime | Property crime | |
|---|---|---|
| Piscataway Township | 107 | 701 |
| New Jersey | 222 | 1,432 |
| United States | 363 | 1,767 |
These are rates per resident; they are not adjusted for visitors, commuters or the size of the area, which raise or lower a town’s figures without changing anybody’s risk.
Crime reported in places near Piscataway Township, 2024
| Place | Distance | Violent per 100,000 | Property per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piscataway Township | — | 107 | 701 |
| Middlesex Borough | 2.8 mi | 54 | 543 |
| Dunellen Borough | 3.1 mi | 81 | 592 |
| South Plainfield Borough | 3.1 mi | 135 | 2,021 |
| Highland Park Borough | 3.5 mi | 104 | 763 |
| South Bound Brook Borough | 3.6 mi | 40 | 1,139 |
| New Brunswick | 4.2 mi | 512 | 1,847 |
| Green Brook Township | 4.2 mi | 106 | 519 |
| Bound Brook Borough | 4.3 mi | 125 | 911 |
Neighboring departments count the same offenses the same way, but their areas, populations and visitors differ, so a difference between two towns is a starting point for a question, not an answer.
How to read these numbers
These are offenses known to the police and reported to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program: crimes nobody reported, or that a department did not record, are not in them.
Violent crime is murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft and arson.
A department reports the crimes in the area it polices, which can differ from the town’s boundaries, and the FBI estimates the population it serves.
The FBI asks that these figures not be used to rank places or to judge how safe a neighborhood is: crime depends on many local factors, and the counts describe a whole town, not any street or home.
A year is shown only when the department reported all twelve months.
The figures for Piscataway Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Rutgers University-Busch Campus, Rutgers University-Livingston Campus.
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Questions about Piscataway Township
What is the crime rate in Piscataway Township?
In 2024, the Piscataway Township Police Department reported 107 violent crimes and 701 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.
How many crimes were reported in Piscataway Township in 2024?
In 2024, the Piscataway Township Police Department reported 67 violent crimes and 437 property crimes to the FBI.
Has crime gone up or down in Piscataway Township?
Violent crimes reported went from 84 in 2023 to 67 in 2024.
Property crimes reported went from 591 in 2023 to 437 in 2024.
Where do these crime figures come from?
From the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program: each police department reports the offenses known to it every month, and the FBI publishes them in its Crime Data Explorer.
Sources
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: Piscataway Township Police Department (ORI NJ0121700)
- FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use
Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .
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