Bridgeton, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Bridgeton, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 1,179 total crimes committed in Bridgeton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,426.7 total crimes per 100K people in Bridgeton.
  • The overall crime rate in Bridgeton is 108.88% above the national average.
  • Bridgeton ranks #441 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • Bridgeton ranks #9,427 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Bridgeton Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bridgeton is 4,426.7 per 100,000 people. That's 108.88% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 169.09% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bridgeton
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,179 4,426.7 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 6 22.5 2.3 5.0
Robbery 94 352.9 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 133 499.4 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 245 919.9 217.7 359.0
Burglary 80 300.4 145.3 229.0
Larceny 805 3,022.5 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 49 184.0 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 934 3,506.8 1,427.3 1,760.0

Bridgeton Crime Compared To New Jersey Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in New Jersey.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Bridgeton

245
Violent Crimes
919.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
156.23%
Above The National Average
  • There were 245 violent crimes in Bridgeton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bridgeton is 919.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 108.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bridgeton each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 156.23% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 322.53% higher than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bridgeton

934
Property Crimes
3,506.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
99.25%
Above The National Average
  • There were 934 property crimes in Bridgeton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bridgeton is 3,506.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 28.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bridgeton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 99.25% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 145.69% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bridgeton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Vineland, NJ 60,848 1,900 3,122.5 2,685.4 437.2
Millville, NJ 27,340 1,192 4,359.9 3,906.4 453.5
Linwood, NJ 6,961 51 732.7 718.3 14.4

Bridgeton SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
7
Affordability
5
Diversity
9.5
Safety
3
Amenities
9
Education
3
Commute
6
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