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Metuchen Crime Rate Report (New Jersey)

Metuchen crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 25 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Metuchen for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Metuchen in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 70.57% and the city property crime rate in Metuchen was lower than the national property crime rate average by 45.97%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Metuchen was lower than the violent crime rate in New Jersey by 50.26% and the city property crime rate in Metuchen was lower than the property crime rate in New Jersey by 33.64%.

Property and Violent Crime
Metuchen Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Metuchen Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Metuchen Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault12
Arson0
Burglary11
Larceny and Theft113
Motor Vehicle Theft5
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape0
Robbery3
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)154
Property Crime129
Violent Crime15
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault8
Arson0
Burglary15
Larceny and Theft134
Motor Vehicle Theft8
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape1
Robbery1
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)182
Property Crime157
Violent Crime10

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Metuchen Property Crime

Metuchen Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Metuchen Crime 2025

Metuchen Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Metuchen Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Metuchen Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Metuchen, New Jersey crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Metuchen crime report data for 2026 was projected from 25 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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