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Atco has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Camden County. The Camden County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Atco alone, and no Safety Grade.
What stands out about safety in Atco
Policed by the county
Atco is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Camden County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Camden County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Atco. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest New Jersey towns with their own police figures are Waterford Township (A−, 3 mi), Berlin Township (C−, 4 mi), Berlin (B, 4 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Atco. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Camden County Sheriff’s Office reports
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Camden County without police of their own, which include Atco.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
Also reports crimes in Camden County to the FBI.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Camden County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
The nearest New Jersey towns with a Safety Grade
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterford Township | A− | 3 mi | 0.1 | 7.0 |
| Berlin Township | C− | 4 mi | 1.1 | 31.5 |
| Berlin | B | 4 mi | 0.2 | 14.2 |
| Pine Hill | C+ | 6 mi | 2.1 | 12.7 |
| Evesham Township | B− | 6 mi | 0.9 | 14.6 |
| Medford Lakes | A | 6 mi | 0.2 | 3.6 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Atco. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Atco.
11 people died in crashes on Atco’s roads in 2019–2023
Atco had 9 fatal crashes in five years, in which 11 people died; 2 were pedestrians.
That is 26.9 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for New Jersey towns of 5,000–25,000 people (4.5, 369 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Atco and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterford Township | A− | 0.1 | 7.0 |
| Medford Township | A− | 0.8 | 6.8 |
| Evesham Township | B− | 0.9 | 14.6 |
| Berlin | B | 0.2 | 14.2 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Atco
Is Atco, NJ safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Atco. Atco has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Camden County. The Camden County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Atco alone, and no Safety Grade. The nearest New Jersey towns with a grade are Waterford Township (A−, 3 mi), Berlin Township (C−, 4 mi), Berlin (B, 4 mi).
Who polices Atco?
The Camden County Sheriff’s Office. Atco is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Camden County without police of their own.
Heads-up board
Neighbors looking out for each other in Atco.
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Please don’t name or describe individuals. In an emergency, call 911.
Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.