Palmyra, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Palmyra, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 149 total crimes committed in Palmyra the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,008.6 total crimes per 100K people in Palmyra.
  • The overall crime rate in Palmyra is -13.58% below the national average.
  • Palmyra ranks #396 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Palmyra ranks #6,548 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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Palmyra Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Palmyra is 2,008.6 per 100,000 people. That's -13.58% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 48.40% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Palmyra
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 149 2,008.6 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 1 13.5 3.7 6.3
Robbery 3 40.4 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 9 121.3 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 15 202.2 195.4 369.8
Burglary 18 242.7 146.2 269.8
Larceny 99 1,334.6 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 17 229.2 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 134 1,806.4 1,158.2 1,954.4

Palmyra 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 Palmyra

15
Violent Crimes
202.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-45.32%
Below The National Average
  • There were 15 violent crimes in Palmyra in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Palmyra is 202.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 494.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Palmyra each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -45.32% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 3.50% higher than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Palmyra

134
Property Crimes
1,806.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-7.57%
Below The National Average
  • There were 134 property crimes in Palmyra in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Palmyra is 1,806.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 55.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Palmyra each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -7.57% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 55.97% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Palmyra

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Philadelphia, PA 1,555,812 83,435 5,362.8 4,321.4 1,041.4
Merchantville, NJ 3,688 60 1,626.9 1,464.2 162.7
Riverton, NJ 2,676 15 560.5 560.5 0.0
Rockledge, PA 2,619 59 2,252.8 2,061.9 190.9

Palmyra SnackAbility

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