[kearnyirish2]

I doubt the places where NJ companies are locating are high-crime areas; it would be impossible to fill the jobs.

[Clemenza]

Most of the big corporations in NJ are in low crime areas (think suburban office parks). Just saying that in aggregate, NJ has a lower crime rate than the South. Per the FBI NJ has a lower rate of violent crime than 44 other states:. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.usatoday.com/amp/40968963

Cost of living is a bigger factor than “crime.” And a suburban office park is a suburban office park no matter where you put it.