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The Camden crime rate is much higher than the New Jersey average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #393

Camden, NJ	5,969.77
New Jersey	1,180.23
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Camden, NJ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2012	Camden, NJ	Count	67	74	755	1,097	1,089	2,214	704	109
	Camden, NJ	Per 100,000	86.3	95.3	972.1	1,412.5	1,402.2	2,850.7	906.5	140.3	6,515
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.4	11.7	128.4	145.7	477.6	1,383.7	185.9	NA	1,140
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Camden, NJ	Count	47	66	857	1,182	1,436	2,226	800	136
	Camden, NJ	Per 100,000	60.6	85.0	1,104.3	1,523.1	1,850.4	2,868.4	1,030.9	175.2	6,680
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.3	11.4	138.4	154.3	490.2	1,463.1	197.4	NA	1,193
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Camden, NJ	Count	37	73	712	1,019	1,015	1,966	519	91
	Camden, NJ	Per 100,000	46.8	92.3	900.3	1,288.6	1,283.5	2,486.1	656.3	115.1	5,400
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.2	11.2	134.4	157.9	440.5	1,464.5	176.9	NA	1,154
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Camden, NJ	Count	34	60	766	1,020	1,035	2,251	649	137
	Camden, NJ	Per 100,000	43.0	76.0	969.9	1,291.5	1,310.5	2,850.1	821.7	173.5	5,559
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	3.7	12.0	133.7	162.2	427.9	1,473.7	178.1	NA	1,149
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Camden, NJ	Count	54	70	815	838	1,221	2,693	998	120
	Camden, NJ	Per 100,000	70.9	91.9	1,069.8	1,100.0	1,602.7	3,535.0	1,310.0	157.5	6,575
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.3	12.9	146.3	163.0	465.3	1,595.7	232.4	NA	1,260
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Camden, NJ	Count	42	67	781	865	1,128	2,311	1,161	115
	Camden, NJ	Per 100,000	53.2	84.8	989.0	1,095.4	1,428.4	2,926.5	1,470.2	145.6	5,989
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.4	12.1	144.5	168.3	431.5	1,528.8	252.7	NA	1,235
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Camden, NJ	Count	32	66	773	822	1,179	2,430	1,178	131
	Camden, NJ	Per 100,000	40.0	82.4	965.4	1,026.6	1,472.4	3,034.8	1,471.2	163.6	5,725
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.9	14.2	153.1	179.4	452.0	1,556.5	283.4	NA	1,310
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Camden, NJ	Count	33	47	702	898	1,020	2,332	955	142
	Camden, NJ	Per 100,000	41.2	58.7	876.1	1,120.7	1,273.0	2,910.5	1,191.9	177.2	5,315
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.8	13.9	151.6	184.4	447.1	1,568.4	317.5	NA	1,327
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Camden, NJ	18.50
New Jersey	65.13
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Camden, NJ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2011	Camden, NJ	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Camden, NJ	Per 100,000	1.3	0.0	0.0	1.3	0.0	0.0	12
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	5.8	2.5	1.9	0.7	0.6	0.1	57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Camden, NJ	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Camden, NJ	Per 100,000	1.3	0.0	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	12
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	6.2	2.5	2.5	0.5	0.6	0.1	61
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Camden, NJ	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Camden, NJ	Per 100,000	1.3	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	12
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	6.3	2.5	2.4	0.8	0.6	0.0	63
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Camden, NJ	Count	4	3	1	0	0	0
	Camden, NJ	Per 100,000	5.3	3.9	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	52
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	8.6	3.9	3.1	0.9	0.6	0.0	85
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Camden, NJ	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Camden, NJ	Per 100,000	1.3	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	12
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	8.6	4.0	2.8	1.0	0.7	0.1	86
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Camden, NJ	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Camden, NJ	Per 100,000	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	0.0	12
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	8.7	4.1	2.8	0.8	1.0	0.0	86
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Camden, NJ	4.72
New Jersey	4.08
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Camden, NJ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2012	Camden, NJ	Count	315	268	47
	Camden, NJ	Per 100,000	405.6	345.1	60.5	3.75
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	442.2	337.9	104.3	3.90
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Camden, NJ	Count	314	265	49
	Camden, NJ	Per 100,000	404.6	341.5	63.1	3.73
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	432.5	335.2	97.4	3.84
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Camden, NJ	Count	452	366	86
	Camden, NJ	Per 100,000	571.6	462.8	108.7	5.17
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	471.0	365.8	105.2	4.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Camden, NJ	Count	447	361	86
	Camden, NJ	Per 100,000	566.0	457.1	108.9	5.12
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	494.4	381.3	113.1	4.38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Camden, NJ	Count	486	396	90
	Camden, NJ	Per 100,000	637.9	519.8	118.1	5.79
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	500.2	385.5	114.8	4.43
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Camden, NJ	Count	497	410	87
	Camden, NJ	Per 100,000	629.4	519.2	110.2	5.74
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	495.8	385.5	110.2	4.41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Camden, NJ	Count	483	423	60
2005	Camden, NJ	Count	500	416	84