Camden is the ninth-largest city in New Jersey, with 68,800 residents in Camden County, about 3 miles east of downtown Philadelphia · Updated November 2026
How common is violent crime in Camden?
Violent crime is high in Camden: an F, with more violent crime than the neighborhoods where 97% of Americans live. Assaults make up 93% of it, and most of those are simple assaults, which involve no weapon and no serious injury.
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Violent crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 0 of 1,000More violent crime than nearly all US neighborhoodsi What this means
3% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more violent crime than Camden as a whole, and 97% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a violent crime safety score of 860, a CrimeGrade™ of A. Camden scores 0.
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 violent crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its violent crime with the people who spend time there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy downtown or nightlife strip can show red while the homes around it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a solid connection. Compare high speed internet in Camden, NJ at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Camden, 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 about violent crime in Camden
Robberies run high in Marlton & Stockton. In this part of east Camden, they run at about double the rate in the rest of Camden.
Aggravated assaults and simple assaults both run high. In Camden, each runs at more than triple the US rate: 10.3 aggravated assaults and 39.4 simple assaults a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.6 and 9.7 nationally.
Where violent crime is lowest and highest in Camden
High violent crime is widespread across Camden: 98% of residents live in areas graded D or F, and 2% in areas graded A or B. Violent crime grades across Camden run from A- to F.
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A or B 2%D or F 98%
Share of residents, by the violent crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Parkside, centralAggravated assaults run about 60% higher here than in the rest of Camden.F0
2Marlton & Stockton, eastClose to the rest of Camden on most crimes.F0
3Cramer Hill, northClose to the rest of Camden on most crimes.F0
4Biedeman, Dudley & Rosedale, northeastAggravated assaults run about 40% lower here than in the rest of Camden.F0
5Pyne Poynt, Cooper Point & Cooper Grant, northwestRobberies run about 40% lower here than in the rest of Camden.F0
7Waterfront South, southwestAggravated assaults run about 50% higher here than in the rest of Camden.F0
8Lanning Square & Bergen Square, westRobberies run at less than half the rate in the rest of Camden.F0
Neighborhood areas of Camden, ranked by violent crime CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Is violent crime going up in Camden?
Reported violent crime in Camden has fallen 12% since 2019. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 16 to 14 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7). In 2024 alone, violent crime fell 17%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
CamdenUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Camden. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Camden
Violent, US
2016
+35%
+4%
2017
+26%
+4%
2018
+3%
+0%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
+4%
+4%
2021
+10%
+6%
2022
+1%
+5%
2023
+6%
+2%
2024
-12%
-4%
Violent crime rates and types in Camden
CrimeGrade™ estimates Camden has about 53 reported violent crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, more than triple the rate for the US as a whole and more than triple the rate for New Jersey.
All violent crime
Assaults
Robbery
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Violent crime here includes simple assaults, which the FBI's violent crime rate leaves out.
Assault is the most common violent crime in Camden, about 93% of the total.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a violent crime with the people who spend time in an area, not only the people who live there. 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.
Violent crime in Camden and nearby cities
Camden has the most violent crime of its 10 nearest cities.
Among the traits that tend to go with violent crime, two set Camden apart: it has a Walk Grade of B (60 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole, and 84% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Places like that tend to report more assault, and it runs high here.
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 assault.B (60 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 94% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery.84% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 93% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Camden: C- (30 of 100).20 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 91% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more robbery.49 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 62% of US city residents
BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Camden on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.
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 violent crime costs Camden
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, violent crime costs Camden about $399 million a year, or $5,804 per resident. The costs that reach a bill, such as medical care, lost work and the justice system, come to about $83 million, or $1,202 per resident.
Billed cost of violent crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering are about 79% of that full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$34 million
$494
Rape
$3.3 million
$47
Robbery
$5.5 million
$80
Assault
$40 million
$582
Total
$83 million
$1,202
How CrimeGrade™ works
The violent crime CrimeGrade™ covers murder, rape, robbery and assault, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each violent crime against the people who spend time in an area, so a busy downtown is graded on its workers and visitors as well as its residents.
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.
