With a crime rate for both violent and property crime combined of 7 per 1,000 residents, the crime rate in South River is one of the lower rates in America among communities of all sizes (lower than 63% of America's communities). One's chance of becoming a victim of crime in South River is one in 144. Compared to communities within New Jersey, South River‘s crime rate is lower than nearly 65% of the state's cities and towns.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, South River has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, South River is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how South River does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. 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 South River.

For South River, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in South River than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1599, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in South River; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 6 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.