Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Camden County, NJ Crime Grade
How Camden County grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of New Jersey — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New Jersey
10/10
vs. New Jersey cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Camden County, NJ was 1380.5 per 100,000 residents (1,000 incidents over a population of 72,435). That puts Camden County 279% above the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 522% above the New Jersey statewide rate of 221.9.
That ranks Camden County #3,745 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 1% of them, and #241 of 242 in New Jersey. Violent crime is down 18% year over year and down 13% over the last five years.
Camden County, NJ crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- New Jersey Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 1380.5 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,745 of 3,771
- NJ rank
- #241 of 242
- Safer than
- 1% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 18%
- 5-year change
- down 13%
- Population
- 72,435
- Reporting agency
- Camden County Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Camden County Police Department (FBI ORI NJ0040800) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Camden County (red), New Jersey (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Camden County vs. U.S., 2024 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 1581.8(1,159) | 1602.7(1,172) | 1570.9(1,125) | 1688.9(1,197) | 1380.5(1,000) |
| Murder | 34.1(25) | 31.5(23) | 39.1(28) | 39.5(28) | 26.2(19) |
| Rape | 91.4(67) | 75.2(55) | 72.6(52) | 90.3(64) | 78.7(57) |
| Robbery | 412.2(302) | 303.6(222) | 340.7(244) | 321.7(228) | 252.6(183) |
| Aggravated assault | 1044.1(765) | 1192.4(872) | 1118.5(801) | 1237.4(877) | 1023.0(741) |
| Property crime | 2923.4(2,142) | 2211.2(1,617) | 2795.5(2,002) | 3248.0(2,302) | 3092.4(2,240) |
| Burglary | 507.7(372) | 344.6(252) | 441.2(316) | 427.5(303) | 411.4(298) |
| Larceny | 1629.6(1,194) | 1315.5(962) | 1706.3(1,222) | 1511.1(1,071) | 1623.5(1,176) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 730.2(535) | 499.1(365) | 603.2(432) | 1251.5(887) | 1005.0(728) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Camden County, NJ Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Camden County Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Camden County calculated?
- Camden County's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the New Jersey state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to New Jersey cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Camden County Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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