Glassboro, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Glassboro, NJ Summary

Crime in Glassboro research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Glassboro 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 Glassboro:

  • There were 305 total crimes committed in Glassboro in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,230.2 total crimes per 100K people in Glassboro.
  • The overall crime rate in Glassboro is -41.95% below the national average.
  • Glassboro ranks #278 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • Glassboro ranks #5,234 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.

Additional research about crime in New Jersey

Glassboro Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Glassboro is 1,230.2 per 100,000 people. That's -41.95% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -25.22% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Glassboro
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 305 1,230.2 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 1 4.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 8 32.3 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 27 108.9 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 38 153.3 217.7 359.0
Burglary 24 96.8 145.3 229.0
Larceny 224 903.5 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 19 76.6 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 267 1,076.9 1,427.3 1,760.0

Glassboro 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 Glassboro

38
Violent Crimes
153.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-57.31%
Below The National Average
  • There were 38 violent crimes in Glassboro in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Glassboro is 153.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 652.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Glassboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -57.31% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -29.60% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Glassboro

267
Property Crimes
1,076.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-38.81%
Below The National Average
  • There were 267 property crimes in Glassboro in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Glassboro is 1,076.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 92.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Glassboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -38.81% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -24.55% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Glassboro

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Clayton, NJ 9,191 82 892.2 750.7 141.4
Pitman, NJ 9,105 28 307.5 285.6 22.0
Haddon Heights, NJ 7,682 38 494.7 494.7 0.0
Swarthmore, PA 6,535 49 749.8 658.0 91.8
Prospect Park, PA 6,357 61 959.6 786.5 173.0

Glassboro SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
7
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
5
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