Paulsboro, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Paulsboro, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 140 total crimes committed in Paulsboro in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,177.6 total crimes per 100K people in Paulsboro.
  • The overall crime rate in Paulsboro is 2.76% above the national average.
  • Paulsboro ranks #378 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • Paulsboro ranks #7,554 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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Paulsboro Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Paulsboro is 2,177.6 per 100,000 people. That's 2.76% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 32.37% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Paulsboro
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 140 2,177.6 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 5 77.8 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 39 606.6 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 46 715.5 217.7 359.0
Burglary 9 140.0 145.3 229.0
Larceny 68 1,057.7 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 17 264.4 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 94 1,462.1 1,427.3 1,760.0

Paulsboro 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 Paulsboro

46
Violent Crimes
715.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
99.31%
Above The National Average
  • There were 46 violent crimes in Paulsboro in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Paulsboro is 715.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 139.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Paulsboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 99.31% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 228.66% higher than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Paulsboro

94
Property Crimes
1,462.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-16.92%
Below The National Average
  • There were 94 property crimes in Paulsboro in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Paulsboro is 1,462.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 68.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Paulsboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -16.92% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 2.44% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Paulsboro

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Woodbury, NJ 10,317 206 1,996.7 1,783.5 213.2
Glenolden, PA 7,151 164 2,293.4 2,181.5 111.9
Folcroft, PA 6,717 188 2,798.9 2,262.9 536.0
Prospect Park, PA 6,357 61 959.6 786.5 173.0
Sharon Hill, PA 5,942 128 2,154.2 1,918.5 235.6
Norwood, PA 5,874 39 663.9 493.7 170.2

Paulsboro SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
7
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
8
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