Bridgeton, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bridgeton, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 1,032 total crimes committed in Bridgeton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,890.8 total crimes per 100K people in Bridgeton.
  • The overall crime rate in Bridgeton is 67.40% above the national average.
  • Bridgeton ranks #463 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Bridgeton ranks #8,887 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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Bridgeton Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bridgeton is 3,890.8 per 100,000 people. That's 67.40% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 187.45% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bridgeton
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,032 3,890.8 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 1 3.8 3.7 6.3
Robbery 78 294.1 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 86 324.2 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 187 705.0 195.4 369.8
Burglary 111 418.5 146.2 269.8
Larceny 689 2,597.6 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 45 169.7 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 845 3,185.8 1,158.2 1,954.4

Bridgeton 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 Bridgeton

187
Violent Crimes
705.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
90.65%
Above The National Average
  • There were 187 violent crimes in Bridgeton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bridgeton is 705.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 141.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bridgeton each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 90.65% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 260.88% higher than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bridgeton

845
Property Crimes
3,185.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
63.01%
Above The National Average
  • There were 845 property crimes in Bridgeton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bridgeton is 3,185.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 31.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bridgeton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 63.01% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 175.07% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bridgeton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Vineland, NJ 61,110 1,846 3,020.8 2,562.6 458.2
Millville, NJ 27,550 1,202 4,363.0 3,858.4 504.5
Linwood, NJ 6,950 56 805.8 777.0 28.8
Elmer, NJ 1,299 8 615.9 615.9 0.0

Bridgeton SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
7
Affordability
5
Diversity
9.5
Safety
3
Amenities
9
Education
3
Commute
6
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