Lindenwold records more violent crime per head than 83% of U.S. towns
Overall, it grades C− for safety (#304 of 342 graded towns in New Jersey). Annual rates stand at 4.1 violent crimes and 18.9 incidents of property crime for every thousand residents, next to 2.1 and 13.7 in the rest of New Jersey. Next door, 5 of 6 towns with figures record less crime per resident.
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 Lindenwold
5 of the 6 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 8 New Jersey towns on Lindenwold’s borders, 6 have a Safety Grade: Stratford (B+), Gloucester Township (B), Voorhees Township (B−), Gibbsboro (B−), Pine Hill (C+), Berlin Township (C−). Clementon reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2024 but not 2025. Laurel Springs reported to the FBI for 2023 but not 2024 or 2025. Neighbors ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Lindenwold’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.
Crime in Lindenwold 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 4 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Lindenwold | Rest of New Jersey | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Lindenwold’s police reported 268 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 4.1 per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.1 in the rest of New Jersey and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Reported crime is steady
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| Year | Lindenwold property | Rest of New Jersey property | Lindenwold violent | Rest of New Jersey violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 19.0 | 13.8 | 3.9 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 16.2 | 14.7 | 4.4 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 21.1 | 14.0 | 4.0 | 2.2 |
| 2025 | 19.3 | 12.6 | 3.8 | 1.9 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of New Jersey.
506 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.
83 violent and 423 property, as reported to the FBI by Lindenwold’s police.
Five people died in crashes on Lindenwold’s roads in 2019–2023
Lindenwold had 5 fatal crashes in five years, in which five people died; 3 were pedestrians.
That is about what is typical for New Jersey towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (4.5 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Lindenwold’s size would see about 5 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Lindenwold’s own rate (4.6) is context, not a ranking.
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.
Lindenwold and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindenwold | C− | 4.1 | 18.9 |
| Gibbsboro | B− | 1.2 | 15.8 |
| Clementon | — | — | — |
| Laurel Springs | — | — | — |
| Stratford | B+ | 0.7 | 10.4 |
| Voorhees Township | B− | 0.7 | 16.4 |
| Gloucester Township | B | 0.8 | 11.7 |
| Pine Hill | C+ | 2.1 | 12.7 |
| Berlin Township | C− | 1.1 | 31.5 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Clementon reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2024 but not 2025. Laurel Springs reported to the FBI for 2023 but not 2024 or 2025.
New Jersey towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindenwold | C− | 4.1 | 18.9 |
| Little Egg Harbor Township | B+ | 0.6 | 8.5 |
| Lyndhurst Township | B+ | 0.6 | 8.9 |
| Moorestown Township | B+ | 0.6 | 9.8 |
| Harrison | C | 2.5 | 17.8 |
| Elmwood Park | C | 2.3 | 19.5 |
The five graded New Jersey towns closest to Lindenwold’s population (21,952), 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 Lindenwold. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Lindenwold’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (21,966 in 2025); our figure for Lindenwold is 21,952 (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 Lindenwold
Is Lindenwold, NJ safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Lindenwold reports more crime per resident than 79% of U.S. towns, a C− Safety Grade and #304 of 342 in New Jersey. Its police reported 4.1 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.1 in the rest of New Jersey and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Lindenwold?
4.1 violent and 18.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of New Jersey reports 2.1 and 13.7; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is Lindenwold safer than Gibbsboro?
Gibbsboro reports less crime per resident than Lindenwold: Gibbsboro grades B− for safety and Lindenwold C−. Gibbsboro’s police reported 1.2 violent and 15.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Lindenwold?
Lindenwold’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Lindenwold”. 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.