Camden, NJ crime rate
In 2025 the Camden County Police Department reported 1,311.7 violent crimes and 3,213.7 property crimes per 100,000 residents it covers. The FBI's estimates for New Jersey and the US for the same year are beside each number.
Data as of 2025 (FBI), checked October 30, 2026. How we got these numbers
How does Camden compare with New Jersey and the US?
Arson has no FBI state or US estimate, so its row shows Camden only.
What offenses were reported in Camden, 2025?
| Offense | Reported | Per 100k | New Jersey | US | vs 2024 | vs 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | ||||||
| Violent crime | 940 | 1,311.7 | 193.8 | 327.6 | down 5.0% | 2021: partial year: 10 of 12 months |
| Murder | 14 | 19.5 | 1.9 | 4.1 | down 25.6% | 2021: partial year: 10 of 12 months |
| Rape | 40 | 55.8 | 16.3 | 36.1 | down 29.1% | 2021: partial year: 10 of 12 months |
| Robbery | 158 | 220.5 | 37.3 | 49.4 | down 12.7% | 2021: partial year: 10 of 12 months |
| Aggravated assault | 728 | 1,015.9 | 138.4 | 238.0 | down 0.7% | 2021: partial year: 10 of 12 months |
| Property crime | ||||||
| Property crime | 2,303 | 3,213.7 | 1,249.6 | 1,534.8 | up 3.9% | 2021: partial year: 10 of 12 months |
| Burglary | 289 | 403.3 | 117.5 | 193.6 | down 2.0% | 2021: partial year: 10 of 12 months |
| Larceny-theft | 1,268 | 1,769.4 | 986.5 | 1,144.1 | up 9.0% | 2021: partial year: 10 of 12 months |
| Motor vehicle theft | 716 | 999.1 | 145.7 | 197.0 | down 0.6% | 2021: partial year: 10 of 12 months |
| Arson | 30 | 41.9 | Not estimated | Not estimated | down 20.2% | 2021: partial year: 10 of 12 months |
Reported = offenses known to the Camden County Police Department and sent to the FBI. New Jersey and US are FBI estimates for the same year. Changes compare rates of full years only.
Violent crime rate, 2021 to 2025
2021: partial year: 10 of 12 months. No rate is drawn for that year, and the line breaks there.
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| Year | Camden | United States | New Jersey |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Partial year: 10 of 12 months | 387.0 | 183.5 |
| 2022 | 1,570.9 | 388.7 | 217.9 |
| 2023 | 1,688.9 | 379.5 | 225.3 |
| 2024 | 1,380.5 | 362.9 | 219.7 |
| 2025 | 1,311.7 | 327.6 | 193.8 |
Property crime rate, 2021 to 2025
2021: partial year: 10 of 12 months. No rate is drawn for that year, and the line breaks there.
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| Year | Camden | United States | New Jersey |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Partial year: 10 of 12 months | 1,832.3 | 1,109.4 |
| 2022 | 2,795.5 | 1,973.8 | 1,438.6 |
| 2023 | 3,248.0 | 1,934.1 | 1,527.6 |
| 2024 | 3,092.4 | 1,761.1 | 1,435.6 |
| 2025 | 3,213.7 | 1,534.8 | 1,249.6 |
Is Camden safe?
We don't rate cities as safe or unsafe. What the FBI's numbers show: in 2025 the violent crime rate the Camden County Police Department reported, 1,311.7 per 100,000 residents, was higher than New Jersey's 193.8, and higher than the US rate of 327.6 (FBI estimates). It fell 5.0% from 2024.
What these numbers can't tell you:
- How crime differs between neighborhoods (the FBI publishes agency totals only).
- Crimes nobody reported to the police.
- How many offenses involved visitors and commuters, who are not in the population count.
In 2025, 940 violent crimes were reported to the FBI in Camden, a rate of 1,311.7 per 100,000 residents covered by the Camden County Police Department. New Jersey's estimate was 193.8, so the city's rate was 6.8 times the state figure and 4.0 times the US rate of 327.6. Property crime stood at 3,213.7 per 100,000, 2.6 times the state rate of 1,249.6 and 2.1 times the national 1,534.8.
The 2021 figures cover a partial year: 10 of 12 months, so the trend here runs from 2022. Violent crime is down 16.5% across those years and 5.0% from 2024. Murder fell the most of the violent offenses between 2022 and 2025, 50.1%, to 19.5 per 100,000, or 14 homicides.
Aggravated assault was 77% of violent crime in 2025, at 1,015.9 per 100,000. Property crime moved the other way: up 15.0% since 2022 and 3.9% in the last year. Motor vehicle theft rose the most of the property offenses from 2022, 65.6%, to 999.1 per 100,000, 5.1 times the US rate.
The department sent 12 of 12 months in each year from 2022 to 2025 and does not report to NIBRS. The Camden County Sheriff's Office and Rutgers University at Camden report separately, so their cases are not included. The department had 6.10 police employees per 1,000 residents in 2025.
Written from the numbers on this page. Every figure and every comparison is checked against the stored FBI data before publishing.
Police employees, 2025: 6.10 per 1,000 residents (359 officers, 78 civilians), FBI Crime Data Explorer. Shown as context, not as a measure of crime.
Other New Jersey cities
The nearest New Jersey cities with a page, in alphabetical order. VC = violent crime per 100,000, 2025.
Sources
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, Camden County Police Department (ORI NJ0040800), offenses known to law enforcement and police employees, 2021 to 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026. Crime Data Explorer
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, New Jersey and United States estimated crime (Summary Reporting System estimates), 2021 to 2025.
- FBI, "UCR Statistics: Their Proper Use" (why we don't rank cities).
Every stored file behind this page (11)
- Camden County Police Department (NJ0040800): violent crime, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_NJ0040800_violent_crime__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Camden County Police Department (NJ0040800): murder, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_NJ0040800_homicide__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Camden County Police Department (NJ0040800): rape, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_NJ0040800_rape__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Camden County Police Department (NJ0040800): robbery, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_NJ0040800_robbery__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Camden County Police Department (NJ0040800): aggravated assault, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_NJ0040800_aggravated_assault__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Camden County Police Department (NJ0040800): property crime, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_NJ0040800_property_crime__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Camden County Police Department (NJ0040800): burglary, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_NJ0040800_burglary__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Camden County Police Department (NJ0040800): larceny-theft, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_NJ0040800_larceny__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Camden County Police Department (NJ0040800): motor vehicle theft, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_NJ0040800_motor_vehicle_theft__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Camden County Police Department (NJ0040800): arson, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_NJ0040800_arson__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Camden County Police Department (NJ0040800): police employees, 2021 to 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/pe_agency_NJ0040800__from-2021-to-2025.json)