Camden, DE Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Camden, DE Summary

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

  • There were 262 total crimes committed in Camden the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,399.8 total crimes per 100K people in Camden.
  • The overall crime rate in Camden is 132.33% above the national average.
  • Camden ranks #31 safest out of 37 cities in Delaware.
  • Camden ranks #9,496 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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Camden Vs Delaware And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Camden is 5,399.8 per 100,000 people. That's 132.33% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 125.63% higher than the Delaware total crime rate of 2,393.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Camden
/ 100k People
Delaware
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 262 5,399.8 2,393.3 2,324.2
Murder 1 20.6 7.4 6.3
Robbery 2 41.2 70.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 17 350.4 327.1 268.2
Violent Crime 21 432.8 431.9 369.8
Burglary 16 329.8 254.2 269.8
Larceny 212 4,369.3 1,538.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 13 267.9 168.7 282.7
Property Crime 241 4,967.0 1,961.4 1,954.4

Camden Crime Compared To Delaware Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Delaware.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Camden

21
Violent Crimes
432.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
17.04%
Above The National Average
  • There were 21 violent crimes in Camden in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Camden is 432.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 231.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Camden each year. That compares to a 1 in 231.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 17.04% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 0.21% higher than the Delaware violent crime rate of 431.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Camden

241
Property Crimes
4,967.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
154.15%
Above The National Average
  • There were 241 property crimes in Camden in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Camden is 4,967.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 20.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Camden each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 154.15% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 153.24% higher than the Delaware property crime rate of 1,961.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Camden

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Dover, DE 38,438 2,056 5,348.9 4,529.4 819.5
Smyrna, DE 13,361 356 2,664.5 2,148.0 516.4
Clayton, DE 4,003 33 824.4 749.4 74.9
Wyoming, DE 1,906 27 1,416.6 944.4 472.2
Felton, DE 1,331 28 2,103.7 1,803.2 300.5

Camden SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
9.5
Safety
4
Amenities
6
Education
8.5
Commute
8.5
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