Crime & Safety

How Safe Is Gloucester Twp? See Data That Compare It With Other Towns

Patch used data posted on the New Jersey State Police's website for this story.

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — Fewer serious crimes happened in Gloucester Township in the first three months of 2021 when compared with Camden County town that had the most such
crimes during that same time period, data on New Jersey State Police's website show.

The number of murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, larcenies and auto thefts reported in Gloucester Township during that time period are:

  • 0 Murders
  • 2 Rapes
  • 4 Robberies
  • 11 Assaults
  • 8 Burglaries
  • 136 Larcenies
  • 13 Auto Thefts
  • 174 Total

Among all Camden County municipalities, the city of Camden had the highest total of all these crimes during the same time period:

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  • 6 Murders
  • 19 Rapes
  • 54 Robberies
  • 186 Assaults
  • 6 Burglaries
  • 141 Larcenies
  • 84 Auto Thefts
  • 554 Total

Conversely, Tavistock in Camden County only had one larceny during the first three months of 2021.

To read more crime statistics on the New Jersey State Police website, please click here.

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