Atlantic City, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Atlantic City, NJ Summary

Crime in Atlantic City research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Atlantic City over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Atlantic City:

  • There were 3,744 total crimes committed in Atlantic City the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 9,724.2 total crimes per 100K people in Atlantic City.
  • The overall crime rate in Atlantic City is 318.39% above the national average.
  • Atlantic City ranks #486 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Atlantic City ranks #9,810 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Atlantic City Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Atlantic City is 9,724.2 per 100,000 people. That's 318.39% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 618.42% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Atlantic City
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,744 9,724.2 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 7 18.2 3.7 6.3
Robbery 205 532.4 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 383 994.8 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 651 1,690.8 195.4 369.8
Burglary 738 1,916.8 146.2 269.8
Larceny 2,103 5,462.1 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 252 654.5 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 3,093 8,033.3 1,158.2 1,954.4

Atlantic City Crime Compared To New Jersey Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in New Jersey.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Atlantic City

651
Violent Crimes
1,690.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
357.23%
Above The National Average
  • There were 651 violent crimes in Atlantic City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Atlantic City is 1,690.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 59.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Atlantic City each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 357.23% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 765.47% higher than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Atlantic City

3,093
Property Crimes
8,033.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
311.04%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,093 property crimes in Atlantic City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Atlantic City is 8,033.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 12.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Atlantic City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 311.04% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 593.61% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Atlantic City SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
7
Affordability
3
Diversity
10
Safety
4
Amenities
9.5
Education
5
Commute
8.5
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