Bound Brook, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bound Brook, NJ Summary

Crime in Bound Brook research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bound Brook over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Bound Brook:

  • There were 136 total crimes committed in Bound Brook the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,138.3 total crimes per 100K people in Bound Brook.
  • The overall crime rate in Bound Brook is -51.03% below the national average.
  • Bound Brook ranks #272 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Bound Brook ranks #4,202 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Bound Brook Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bound Brook is 1,138.3 per 100,000 people. That's -51.03% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -15.91% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bound Brook
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 136 1,138.3 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 6 50.2 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 7 58.6 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 13 108.8 195.4 369.8
Burglary 9 75.3 146.2 269.8
Larceny 106 887.2 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 8 67.0 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 123 1,029.5 1,158.2 1,954.4

Bound Brook Crime Compared To New Jersey Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in New Jersey.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Bound Brook

13
Violent Crimes
108.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-70.58%
Below The National Average
  • There were 13 violent crimes in Bound Brook in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bound Brook is 108.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 919.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bound Brook each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -70.58% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -44.31% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bound Brook

123
Property Crimes
1,029.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-47.33%
Below The National Average
  • There were 123 property crimes in Bound Brook in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bound Brook is 1,029.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 97.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bound Brook each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -47.33% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -11.11% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bound Brook

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Westfield, NJ 30,628 238 777.1 760.7 16.3
Florham Park, NJ 13,685 57 416.5 387.3 29.2
Somerville, NJ 12,759 151 1,183.5 1,105.1 78.4
Manville, NJ 10,763 137 1,272.9 1,189.3 83.6
Bernardsville, NJ 7,786 27 346.8 346.8 0.0
Dunellen, NJ 7,525 65 863.8 823.9 39.9
Mountainside, NJ 6,902 39 565.1 565.1 0.0
Morris Plains, NJ 6,138 80 1,303.4 1,270.8 32.6
Mendham, NJ 4,975 15 301.5 301.5 0.0
South Bound Brook, NJ 4,784 44 919.7 898.8 20.9

Bound Brook SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
8.5
Amenities
9
Education
6
Commute
8
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