Palmyra, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Palmyra, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 155 total crimes committed in Palmyra in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,064.5 total crimes per 100K people in Palmyra.
  • The overall crime rate in Palmyra is -2.58% below the national average.
  • Palmyra ranks #370 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • Palmyra ranks #7,346 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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Palmyra Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Palmyra is 2,064.5 per 100,000 people. That's -2.58% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 25.50% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Palmyra
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 155 2,064.5 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 8 106.6 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 11 146.5 217.7 359.0
Burglary 4 53.3 145.3 229.0
Larceny 122 1,624.9 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 18 239.7 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 144 1,918.0 1,427.3 1,760.0

Palmyra 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 Palmyra

11
Violent Crimes
146.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-59.19%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 violent crimes in Palmyra in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Palmyra is 146.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 682.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Palmyra each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -59.19% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -32.70% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Palmyra

144
Property Crimes
1,918.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
8.97%
Above The National Average
  • There were 144 property crimes in Palmyra in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Palmyra is 1,918.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 52.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Palmyra each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 8.97% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 34.37% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Palmyra

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Philadelphia, PA 1,549,259 84,541 5,456.9 4,548.2 908.7

Palmyra SnackAbility

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