The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Merchantville, NJ: Crime Maps and Statistics

B-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C+
Property Crime Grade	C-
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$6.93 million

Cost of Crime™ for Merchantville, NJ

In 2025, crime will cost $839 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Merchantville with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Merchantville, NJ Safe?

The B- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Merchantville's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Merchantville sits in the 61st percentile, ahead of 61% of cities and behind 39%. The grade covers only Merchantville's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Merchantville is 20.72 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 37 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 62 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Merchantville, NJ report the most crime, about 132 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 34 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Merchantville, NJ

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Merchantville for 2025 is $6,925,008, about $299 per resident and $839 per household. That equals 0.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 53.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 35.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.7%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Merchantville Compared to Other Cities?

Merchantville, NJ:	$299
Englewood Cliffs, NJ:	$567
Pine Lake Park, NJ:	$68
New Jersey:	$240
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Merchantville is $299 per year, which is $166 less than the national average and $59 more than New Jersey's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Merchantville:

In Englewood Cliffs, NJ, crime costs $567 per person, which is $269 more than in Merchantville.
In Pine Lake Park, NJ, crime costs $68 per person, which is $231 less than in Merchantville

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Merchantville for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Merchantville	Cost per Merchantville Resident
Murder	$1.64 million	$71
Rape/Sexual Assault	$365,623	$16
Robbery	$476,619	$21
Assault	$1.38 million	$60
Kidnapping	$49,515	$2
Vehicle Theft	$847,168	$37
Burglary	$432,289	$19
Theft	$1.29 million	$56
Arson	$19,802	$1
Vandalism	$230,436	$10
Animal Cruelty	$2,799	$0
Drug Crimes	$107,862	$5
Identity Theft	$77,291	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$6,925,008	$299

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Merchantville, NJ

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Merchantville totals $13,262,336 ($572 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $20,187,345 ($870 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The southwest part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Merchantville has 4, do the same, and of Merchantville's 23,198 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Merchantville Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Merchantville residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.072
Robbery	0.6532
Rape	0.2599
Murder	0.0377
Total Violent Crime	3.023 (C+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	10.75
Vehicle Theft	2.358
Burglary	2.055
Arson	0.0353
Total Property Crime	15.20 (C-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0352
Drug Crimes	0.6286
Vandalism	1.390
Identity Theft	0.4305
Animal Cruelty	0.0163
Total "Other" Rate	2.501 (A)

Individual Merchantville Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Merchantville is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Merchantville.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Pennsauken, NJ	B	C-	C
Golden Triangle, NJ	D+	C	D-
Cherry Hill Mall, NJ	B	A-	C
Collingswood, NJ	B+	B	C
Camden, NJ	C-	D	D
Maple Shade, NJ	A-	A	B-
Woodlynne, NJ	C	D+	D+
Oaklyn, NJ	B-	C+	C-
Cherry Hill, NJ	B+	A	C+
Haddonfield, NJ	A-	A+	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Merchantville is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Acton, MA	A	A	A
Youngsville, NC	B	A-	A-
World Golf Village, FL	A+	A+	A+
Windermere, FL	A+	A+	A+
Willow Spring, NC	B-	B	B
West Carson, CA	C-	D+	D+
Wendell, NC	B-	B-	B-
Capitol Heights, MD	D	F	F
Canfield, OH	B	B	B
Candler-McAfee, GA	D-	F	F

Considering only the crime rate, Merchantville is less safe than the New Jersey state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Merchantville, NJ average SchoolGrade of F, with 15% actual proficiency versus 24% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Merchantville schools on SchoolGrade

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