Medford Lakes, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Medford Lakes, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 17 total crimes committed in Medford Lakes the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 437.2 total crimes per 100K people in Medford Lakes.
  • The overall crime rate in Medford Lakes is -81.19% below the national average.
  • Medford Lakes ranks #87 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Medford Lakes ranks #1,564 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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Medford Lakes Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Medford Lakes is 437.2 per 100,000 people. That's -81.19% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -67.70% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Medford Lakes
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 17 437.2 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 25.7 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 1 25.7 195.4 369.8
Burglary 1 25.7 146.2 269.8
Larceny 14 360.1 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 25.7 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 16 411.5 1,158.2 1,954.4

Medford Lakes 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 Medford Lakes

1
Violent Crimes
25.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-93.04%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 violent crimes in Medford Lakes in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Medford Lakes is 25.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 3,888.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Medford Lakes each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -93.04% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -86.83% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Medford Lakes

16
Property Crimes
411.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-78.94%
Below The National Average
  • There were 16 property crimes in Medford Lakes in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Medford Lakes is 411.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 243.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Medford Lakes each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -78.94% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -64.47% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Medford Lakes

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lindenwold, NJ 21,524 491 2,281.2 1,895.6 385.6
Audubon, NJ 8,665 271 3,127.5 3,012.1 115.4
Berlin, NJ 7,522 133 1,768.1 1,688.4 79.8
Haddon Heights, NJ 7,461 61 817.6 777.4 40.2
Barrington, NJ 7,013 110 1,568.5 1,440.2 128.3
Gibbsboro, NJ 2,208 51 2,309.8 2,264.5 45.3
Chesilhurst, NJ 1,543 16 1,036.9 907.3 129.6

Medford Lakes SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
9
Amenities
8.5
Education
9.5
Commute
3
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