Crime in Burlington Township, New Jersey
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in Burlington Township at 33% below the U.S. rate per resident: 56% lower for persons crimes and 27% lower for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 8.5% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving Burlington Township. Where an agency didn't report to the FBI, its totals are estimated from its past reports or similar agencies.
- The model estimates about 11.6 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (1.4 violent, 10.2 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, Burlington Township is higher than 48% of the 364 other New Jersey places and lower than 43% of the 8,446 other places nationwide on CrimeMetric.
Where these numbers come from
The estimates start from what police agencies report to the FBI, modeled across Burlington Township's 15 census block groups for 25,020 residents. How New Jersey residents' crime totals reach the FBI: detailed incident reports for 79.1%, summary counts only for 14.7% and estimates from past reports or similar agencies for 6.2% (shares of 2020 residents). Sources · Method
- Year: many show an agency's last full FBI year (often two years back). These figures are the model's estimate for the current year, release 2026-11-10.
- Crimes counted: some add simple assault, vandalism or drug offenses to "violent" or "property" crime; here major crime is persons plus property crime, and social disorder is separate.
- Area: an agency's totals cover its jurisdiction, which can differ from the city's limits; these are summed over the block groups inside Burlington Township.
- Scale: a grade or a 1-to-100 score ranks places against each other; a rate per 1,000 residents and an index against the U.S. rate don't.
Rates are the model's estimates of reported crime per 1,000 residents a year. Index: 100 is the U.S. rate per resident; 200 is twice it. How we calculated this
How crime varies across Burlington Township
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 23 and 67.
- 0–5064.4%
- 50–10025.4%
- 100–2008.9%
- 200–4000.0%
- 400+1.3%
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Shoplifting stands out most, at 1.8 times the U.S. rate
Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live
Property crimes
Social disorder
Highest on weekend daytimes
100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.
Expected major crime fell 8.5% in a year; across New Jersey it fell 10.2%
Change in the model's expected crimes, not a count of reports; New Jersey in gray. 2031 is a model projection, not tested against past years.
Burlington Township against U.S. places with 25,000 to 50,000 residents
526 of the 1,120 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Burlington Township's, and 175 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 73. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
Burlington Township has a lower major-crime index than all of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, Burlington (1 mi), is 1.8 times Burlington Township's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in Burlington Township
Is Burlington Township safe?
Burlington Township's major-crime index is 67, 33% below the U.S. rate per resident and higher than 48% of the 364 other New Jersey places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 56% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 27% below the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in Burlington Township?
The model expects about 290 major crimes a year in Burlington Township, about 11.6 per 1,000 residents, 33% below the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in Burlington Township?
Expected major crimes in Burlington Township are down 8.5% from a year earlier; across New Jersey they're down 10.2%.
What are the most common crimes in Burlington Township?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are shoplifting (about 141 a year), other larceny (about 51 a year) and burglary (about 33 a year).
Are car break-ins common in Burlington Township?
The model expects about 4 thefts from vehicles a year in Burlington Township, 94% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in Burlington Township?
The model expects about 26 motor vehicle thefts a year in Burlington Township, 35% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Is Burlington Township safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 58 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 79 at its highest in the daytime; 100 is the U.S. rate for the same hours. That's a citywide estimate per resident for those hours: it can't speak to a particular street, venue or evening. For one address, use the address lookup on this page.
Is crime in Burlington Township higher than the New Jersey average?
Burlington Township's major-crime index is 67, 13% below the New Jersey rate per resident. New Jersey as a whole is 78, where 100 is the U.S. rate.
How does crime in Burlington Township compare with Burlington?
Burlington, 1 mile away, has a major-crime index of 123, 1.8 times Burlington Township's rate per resident. Burlington Township's is 67.
How we calculated this
Each police agency's crimes, as reported to the FBI or estimated where it didn't report, are spread across the census block groups it serves using population, jobs, points of interest and, where available, local incident records. Burlington Township's figures add up its 15 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- Burlington Township has no published incident records in our data, so its estimate relies on agency totals and neighborhood characteristics.
- Rates are per resident, so places where many people work or visit but few live, such as downtowns, airports and stadiums, can read high.
- Disorderly conduct and trespassing are modeled, because the FBI records them only through arrests.
- Residents: 25,020. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in Burlington Township, New Jersey." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/nj/burlington-township
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