Crime rate in Camden, New Jersey (NJ): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map
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| Murders (per 100,000) | 25 (31.0) | 33 (40.5) | 41 (51.2) | 49 (60.8) | 33 (41.2) | 32 (40.0) | 42 (53.2) | 54 (70.9) | 34 (43.0) | 37 (46.8) | 47 (60.6) | 67 (86.3) |
| Rapes (per 100,000) | 58 (72.0) | 45 (55.2) | 56 (69.9) | 56 (69.4) | 47 (58.7) | 66 (82.4) | 67 (84.8) | 70 (91.9) | 60 (76.0) | 73 (92.3) | 66 (85.0) | 74 (95.3) |
| Robberies (per 100,000) | 715 (887.4) | 607 (744.1) | 856 (1,068.2) | 822 (1,019.2) | 702 (876.1) | 773 (965.4) | 781 (989.0) | 815 (1,069.8) | 766 (969.9) | 712 (900.3) | 857 (1,104.3) | 755 (972.1) |
| Assaults (per 100,000) | 909 (1,128.2) | 797 (977.0) | 972 (1,213.0) | 897 (1,112.2) | 898 (1,120.7) | 822 (1,026.6) | 865 (1,095.4) | 838 (1,100.0) | 1,020 (1,291.5) | 1,019 (1,288.6) | 1,182 (1,523.1) | 1,097 (1,412.5) |
| Burglaries (per 100,000) | 1,374 (1,705.3) | 1,155 (1,415.9) | 1,459 (1,820.7) | 1,159 (1,437.1) | 1,020 (1,273.0) | 1,179 (1,472.4) | 1,128 (1,428.4) | 1,221 (1,602.7) | 1,035 (1,310.5) | 1,015 (1,283.5) | 1,436 (1,850.4) | 1,089 (1,402.2) |
| Thefts (per 100,000) | 2,542 (3,155.0) | 2,407 (2,950.7) | 2,671 (3,333.3) | 2,775 (3,440.9) | 2,332 (2,910.5) | 2,430 (3,034.8) | 2,311 (2,926.5) | 2,693 (3,535.0) | 2,251 (2,850.1) | 1,966 (2,486.1) | 2,226 (2,868.4) | 2,214 (2,850.7) |
| Auto thefts (per 100,000) | 1,262 (1,566.3) | 1,081 (1,325.2) | 1,149 (1,433.9) | 1,357 (1,682.6) | 955 (1,191.9) | 1,178 (1,471.2) | 1,161 (1,470.2) | 998 (1,310.0) | 649 (821.7) | 519 (656.3) | 800 (1,030.9) | 704 (906.5) |
| Arson (per 100,000) | 254 (315.3) | 222 (272.1) | 201 (250.8) | 172 (213.3) | 142 (177.2) | 131 (163.6) | 115 (145.6) | 120 (157.5) | 137 (173.5) | 91 (115.1) | 136 (175.2) | 109 (140.3) |
| City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 299.0) | 1005.5 | 887.2 | 1122.6 | 1078.1 | 917.2 | 983.0 | 1024.7 | 1114.6 | 967.6 | 937.0 | 1151.8 | 1107.6 |
City-data.com crime rate counts serious crimes and violent crime more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
According to our research of New Jersey and other state lists there were 253 registered sex offenders living in Camden, New Jersey as of June 24, 2017.
The ratio of number of residents in Camden to the number of sex offenders is 305 to 1.
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| Camden: | 1,107.6 |
| Woodlynne: | 145.3 |
| Collingswood: | 164.3 |
| Audubon Park: | 71.7 |
| Oaklyn: | 203.1 |
| Pennsauken: | 228.1 |
| Gloucester City: | 168.3 |
| Merchantville: | 192.3 |
| Audubon: | 198.3 |
Violent crime rate in 2012
| Camden: | 1,460.1 |
| U.S. Average: | 214.5 |
Violent crime rate in 2011
| Camden: | 1,519.9 |
| U.S. Average: | 214.1 |
Violent crime rate in 2010
| Camden: | 1,280.3 |
| U.S. Average: | 223.2 |
Violent crime rate in 2009
| Camden: | 1,292.7 |
| U.S. Average: | 238.0 |
Violent crime rate in 2008
| Camden: | 1,318.6 |
| U.S. Average: | 252.4 |
Violent crime rate in 2007
| Camden: | 1,233.4 |
| U.S. Average: | 259.7 |
Violent crime rate in 2006
| Camden: | 1,158.3 |
| U.S. Average: | 264.1 |
Violent crime rate in 2005
| Camden: | 1,139.5 |
| U.S. Average: | 258.9 |
Violent crime rate in 2004
| Camden: | 1,256.7 |
| U.S. Average: | 256.0 |
Violent crime rate in 2003
| Camden: | 1,343.7 |
| U.S. Average: | 262.6 |
Violent crime rate in 2002
| Camden: | 1,020.0 |
| U.S. Average: | 272.2 |
Violent crime rate in 2001
| Camden: | 1,168.7 |
| U.S. Average: | 276.6 |
Property crime rate in 2012
| Camden: | 558.9 |
| U.S. Average: | 267.3 |
Property crime rate in 2011
| Camden: | 668.1 |
| U.S. Average: | 273.5 |
Property crime rate in 2010
| Camden: | 479.4 |
| U.S. Average: | 276.4 |
Property crime rate in 2009
| Camden: | 527.9 |
| U.S. Average: | 285.6 |
Property crime rate in 2008
| Camden: | 693.8 |
| U.S. Average: | 302.2 |
Property crime rate in 2007
| Camden: | 652.6 |
| U.S. Average: | 309.2 |
Property crime rate in 2006
| Camden: | 666.9 |
| U.S. Average: | 317.3 |
Property crime rate in 2005
| Camden: | 578.9 |
| U.S. Average: | 322.3 |
Property crime rate in 2004
| Camden: | 711.9 |
| U.S. Average: | 327.4 |
Property crime rate in 2003
| Camden: | 763.4 |
| U.S. Average: | 334.1 |
Property crime rate in 2002
| Camden: | 644.3 |
| U.S. Average: | 336.9 |
Property crime rate in 2001
| Camden: | 751.0 |
| U.S. Average: | 337.2 |
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 3.45 |
| New Jersey average: | 3.38 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2011, including police officers: 314 (265 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 3.41 |
| New Jersey average: | 3.35 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2010, including police officers: 452 (366 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 4.63 |
| New Jersey average: | 3.66 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2009, including police officers: 447 (361 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 4.57 |
| New Jersey average: | 3.81 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2008, including police officers: 486 (396 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 5.20 |
| New Jersey average: | 3.85 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2007, including police officers: 497 (410 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 5.19 |
| New Jersey average: | 3.86 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2006, including police officers: 483 (423 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 5.29 |
| New Jersey average: | 3.44 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2005, including police officers: 500 (416 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 5.21 |
| New Jersey average: | 3.77 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2004, including police officers: 511 (428 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 5.36 |
| New Jersey average: | 3.71 |
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2003, including police officers: 520 (435 officers).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 5.44 |
| New Jersey average: | 3.74 |
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