Mount Ephraim is a borough of 6,160 in Camden County, about 6 miles southeast of downtown Philadelphia · Updated November 2026
Is Mount Ephraim, NJ safe?
Crime in Mount Ephraim is moderate, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of B. Most US neighborhoods have little crime: 70% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime than Mount Ephraim. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A against C. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Mount Ephraim run from A- to B-, so check the map below.
B
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 689 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
30% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Mount Ephraim as a whole, and 70% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Mount Ephraim scores 689.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Mount Ephraim, NJ at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Mount Ephraim, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Mount Ephraim
Thefts run high for a B-graded city. Mount Ephraim has 48.1 thefts a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of a B-graded US city, the figure is 15.4.
Crime rates and types in Mount Ephraim
CrimeGrade™ estimates Mount Ephraim has about 64 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 71% more than the US as a whole and more than double the rate for New Jersey.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
The largest share of crime reported in Mount Ephraim is theft, about 76% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How Mount Ephraim compares with nearby cities
Mount Ephraim has less crime than 5 of its 10 nearest cities.
Night lighting, shops and walkability in Mount Ephraim
Two things set Mount Ephraim apart: it has 5.7 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 22 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less theft, yet theft runs higher here than that would suggest.
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 92% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.5.7 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 89% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 78% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (22 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 65% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.22 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 83% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Mount Ephraim: C- (26 of 100).4 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 64% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.1.4 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 62% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Mount Ephraim
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Mount Ephraim about $1,152 a year per household, about the same as the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $4.8 million a year, or $773 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$160,000
$25
Rape
$30,000
$5
Robbery
$88,000
$14
Assault
$400,000
$65
Burglary
$150,000
$24
Theft
$1.5 million
$247
Vehicle theft
$300,000
$49
Arson
$4,500
$1
Vandalism
$130,000
$21
Total
$2.8 million
$451
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Mount Ephraim means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Mount Ephraim, NJ average a SchoolGrade of C-: 35% of students test proficient, against 25% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Mount Ephraim on SchoolGrade
