Glassboro, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Glassboro, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 367 total crimes committed in Glassboro the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,738.1 total crimes per 100K people in Glassboro.
  • The overall crime rate in Glassboro is -25.22% below the national average.
  • Glassboro ranks #375 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Glassboro ranks #5,943 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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Glassboro Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Glassboro is 1,738.1 per 100,000 people. That's -25.22% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 28.41% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Glassboro
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 367 1,738.1 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 7 33.2 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 36 170.5 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 49 232.1 195.4 369.8
Burglary 65 307.8 146.2 269.8
Larceny 229 1,084.5 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 24 113.7 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 318 1,506.0 1,158.2 1,954.4

Glassboro 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 Glassboro

49
Violent Crimes
232.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-37.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 49 violent crimes in Glassboro in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Glassboro is 232.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 430.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Glassboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -37.25% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 18.78% higher than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Glassboro

318
Property Crimes
1,506.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-22.94%
Below The National Average
  • There were 318 property crimes in Glassboro in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Glassboro is 1,506.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 66.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Glassboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -22.94% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 30.03% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Glassboro

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Clayton, NJ 9,017 52 576.7 443.6 133.1
Pitman, NJ 8,701 51 586.1 505.7 80.5
Haddon Heights, NJ 7,461 61 817.6 777.4 40.2
Swarthmore, PA 6,428 37 575.6 544.5 31.1
Woodbury Heights, NJ 3,122 25 800.8 800.8 0.0
Wenonah, NJ 2,202 21 953.7 862.9 90.8

Glassboro SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
7
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
5
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