
One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 3415, which is a violent crime rate of 0 per one thousand inhabitants. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Plainsboro than in most of America.

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 Plainsboro.įor Plainsboro, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Plainsboro does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This means Plainsboro is one of the safest places in America in which to live for its size, a very important finding. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 43.Īdditionally, NeighborhoodScout analyzed all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to Plainsboro, and we found that the crime rate in Plainsboro is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. If you live in Plainsboro, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 263.

In New Jersey, only on the order of 15% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Plainsboro. According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Plainsboro is safer than 83% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes.
