Analytics built by: Location, Inc.
Raw data sources: 18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.
Date(s) & Update Frequency: Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?
Methodology: Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data
According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Woodstown is safer than 62% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In New Jersey, only on the order of 35% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Woodstown. If you live in Woodstown, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 142. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 43.
How does the crime rate in Woodstown compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Woodstown with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Woodstown's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.
Now let us turn to take a look at how Woodstown does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Woodstown.
NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Woodstown's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Woodstown is one in 925.
NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Woodstown is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Woodstown than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 168.
(100 is safest)
Violent | Property | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Number of Crimes |
4 |
22 |
26 |
Crime Rate
|
1.08 |
5.94 |
7.03 |
Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Rate per 1,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.27 | 0.81 |
Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 21,156 | 133,294 | 220,450 | 893,980 |
Rate per 1,000 | 0.06 | 0.40 | 0.66 | 2.68 |
burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 7 | 13 | 2 |
Rate per 1,000 | 1.89 | 3.51 | 0.54 |
burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 899,293 | 4,672,363 | 942,173 |
Rate per 1,000 | 2.70 | 14.02 | 2.83 |