Photo: ajay_suresh · CC BY 2.0Camden records more crime per resident than 98% of U.S. towns
Counting crimes Camden’s police reported from 2023 to 2025, it grades D− for safety: #340 of 342 graded towns in New Jersey. Police counts work out at 14.6 violent crimes and 31.3 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents annually; in the rest of New Jersey they are 2.0 and 13.6. On top of that, its 3 neighbors with figures all record less crime per resident. The crimes the grade counts fell 8% per resident from 2023 to 2025.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of NJ” is every other New Jersey city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Camden
3 of the 3 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 5 New Jersey towns on Camden’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: Collingswood (C−), Haddon Township (C−), Pennsauken Township (D). Gloucester City reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2025 but not 2024. Woodlynne reported to the FBI for 2023 but not 2024 or 2025. Neighbors ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Camden’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Camden | Rest of New Jersey | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 15.7 | 1.8 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 16.9 | 2.1 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 13.8 | 2.1 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 13.1 | 1.9 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Camden’s police reported 3,138 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 14.6 per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.0 in the rest of New Jersey and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Camden per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 13 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Camden property | Rest of New Jersey property | Camden violent | Rest of New Jersey violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 27.5 | 13.7 | 15.7 | 1.8 |
| 2023 | 31.9 | 14.6 | 16.9 | 2.1 |
| 2024 | 30.4 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 2.1 |
| 2025 | 31.7 | 12.4 | 13.1 | 1.9 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of New Jersey.
3,213 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
940 violent and 2,273 property, as reported to the FBI by Camden’s police.
65 people died in crashes on Camden’s roads in 2019–2023
Camden had 62 fatal crashes in five years, in which 65 people died; 34 were pedestrians and 4 were cyclists. 9 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 18.2 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for New Jersey towns of 25,000–100,000 people (5.8, 102 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.
Camden and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camden | D− | 14.6 | 31.3 |
| Pennsauken Township | D | 2.6 | 43.3 |
| Gloucester City | — | — | — |
| Haddon Township | C− | 1.1 | 30.6 |
| Woodlynne | — | — | — |
| Collingswood | C− | 1.3 | 28.6 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Gloucester City reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2025 but not 2024. Woodlynne reported to the FBI for 2023 but not 2024 or 2025.
New Jersey towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camden | D− | 14.6 | 31.3 |
| Middletown Township | A− | 0.6 | 6.1 |
| Franklin Township | B+ | 0.7 | 9.2 |
| Bayonne | C+ | 2.8 | 13.2 |
| East Orange | C− | 4.6 | 19.6 |
| Passaic | D | 6.4 | 19.6 |
The five graded New Jersey towns closest to Camden’s population (71,430), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
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.
- One number for all of Camden. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Camden’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (71,663 in 2025); our figure for Camden is 71,430 (2025 Census estimate).
- 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 Camden
Is Camden, NJ safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Camden reports more crime per resident than 98% of U.S. towns, a D− Safety Grade and #340 of 342 in New Jersey. Its police reported 14.6 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.0 in the rest of New Jersey and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Camden?
14.6 violent and 31.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of New Jersey reports 2.0 and 13.6; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in Camden in 2025?
Camden’s police reported 14 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 19.5 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Camden safer than Pennsauken Township?
Pennsauken Township reports less crime per resident than Camden: Pennsauken Township grades D for safety and Camden D−. Pennsauken Township’s police reported 2.6 violent and 43.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Camden?
Camden’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Camden County Police Department”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, 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.