Collingswood, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Collingswood, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 458 total crimes committed in Collingswood the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,246.4 total crimes per 100K people in Collingswood.
  • The overall crime rate in Collingswood is 39.68% above the national average.
  • Collingswood ranks #454 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Collingswood ranks #8,393 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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Collingswood Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Collingswood is 3,246.4 per 100,000 people. That's 39.68% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 139.84% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Collingswood
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 458 3,246.4 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 6 42.5 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 25 177.2 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 31 219.7 195.4 369.8
Burglary 91 645.0 146.2 269.8
Larceny 315 2,232.8 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 21 148.9 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 427 3,026.7 1,158.2 1,954.4

Collingswood 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 Collingswood

31
Violent Crimes
219.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-40.58%
Below The National Average
  • There were 31 violent crimes in Collingswood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Collingswood is 219.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 455.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Collingswood each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -40.58% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 12.47% higher than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Collingswood

427
Property Crimes
3,026.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
54.86%
Above The National Average
  • There were 427 property crimes in Collingswood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Collingswood is 3,026.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 33.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Collingswood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 54.86% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 161.33% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Collingswood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Haddonfield, NJ 12,467 155 1,243.3 1,211.2 32.1
Audubon, NJ 8,665 271 3,127.5 3,012.1 115.4
Haddon Heights, NJ 7,461 61 817.6 777.4 40.2
Mount Ephraim, NJ 4,615 299 6,478.9 6,240.5 238.4
Oaklyn, NJ 3,908 194 4,964.2 4,733.9 230.3
Woodlynne, NJ 2,888 89 3,081.7 2,874.0 207.8

Collingswood SnackAbility

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