Jamesburg, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Jamesburg, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 23 total crimes committed in Jamesburg in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 393.1 total crimes per 100K people in Jamesburg.
  • The overall crime rate in Jamesburg is -81.45% below the national average.
  • Jamesburg ranks #72 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • Jamesburg ranks #1,692 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Jamesburg Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Jamesburg is 393.1 per 100,000 people. That's -81.45% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -76.10% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Jamesburg
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 23 393.1 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 2 34.2 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 2 34.2 217.7 359.0
Burglary 4 68.4 145.3 229.0
Larceny 17 290.5 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 0 0.0 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 21 358.9 1,427.3 1,760.0

Jamesburg Crime Compared To New Jersey Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in New Jersey.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Jamesburg

2
Violent Crimes
34.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-90.48%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Jamesburg in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Jamesburg is 34.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,925.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Jamesburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -90.48% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -84.30% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Jamesburg

21
Property Crimes
358.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-79.61%
Below The National Average
  • There were 21 property crimes in Jamesburg in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Jamesburg is 358.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 278.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Jamesburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -79.61% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -74.85% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Jamesburg

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Spotswood, NJ 8,238 72 874.0 716.2 157.8

Jamesburg SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
9
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
4
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