Gloucester City, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Gloucester City, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 324 total crimes committed in Gloucester City the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,834.6 total crimes per 100K people in Gloucester City.
  • The overall crime rate in Gloucester City is 21.96% above the national average.
  • Gloucester City ranks #439 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Gloucester City ranks #7,931 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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Gloucester City Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Gloucester City is 2,834.6 per 100,000 people. That's 21.96% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 109.42% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Gloucester City
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 324 2,834.6 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 4 35.0 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 23 201.2 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 27 236.2 195.4 369.8
Burglary 23 201.2 146.2 269.8
Larceny 271 2,371.0 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 26.2 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 297 2,598.4 1,158.2 1,954.4

Gloucester 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 Gloucester City

27
Violent Crimes
236.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-36.12%
Below The National Average
  • There were 27 violent crimes in Gloucester City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Gloucester City is 236.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 423.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Gloucester City each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -36.12% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 20.91% higher than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Gloucester City

297
Property Crimes
2,598.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
32.95%
Above The National Average
  • There were 297 property crimes in Gloucester City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Gloucester City is 2,598.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 38.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Gloucester City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 32.95% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 124.35% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Gloucester City SnackAbility

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