Crime in Deptford, New Jersey
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in Deptford at 3.1 times the U.S. rate per resident: 17% lower for persons crimes and 3.6 times for property crimes. Expected major crimes are up 10.6% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving Deptford and from local police incident records. Where an agency didn't report to the FBI, its totals are estimated from its past reports or similar agencies.
- The model estimates about 53.0 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (2.6 violent, 50.4 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, Deptford is higher than 98% of the 364 other New Jersey places and 98% 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 Deptford's 23 census block groups for 32,765 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 Deptford.
- 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 Deptford
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 75 and 160.
- 0–504.1%
- 50–10039.0%
- 100–20040.0%
- 200–4007.0%
- 400+9.9%
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Shoplifting stands out most, at 8.9 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 rose 10.6% 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.
Deptford against U.S. places with 25,000 to 50,000 residents
3 of the 1,120 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Deptford's, and 17 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 73. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
Deptford has a higher major-crime index than all of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, Woodbury Heights (1 mi), is 77% below Deptford's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in Deptford
Is Deptford safe?
Deptford's major-crime index is 308, 3.1 times the U.S. rate per resident and higher than 98% of the 364 other New Jersey places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 17% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 3.6 times the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in Deptford?
The model expects about 1,735 major crimes a year in Deptford, about 53.0 per 1,000 residents, 3.1 times the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in Deptford?
Expected major crimes in Deptford are up 10.6% from a year earlier; across New Jersey they're down 10.2%.
What are the most common crimes in Deptford?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are shoplifting (about 930 a year), other larceny (about 305 a year) and burglary (about 228 a year).
Are car break-ins common in Deptford?
The model expects about 74 thefts from vehicles a year in Deptford, 15% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in Deptford?
The model expects about 113 motor vehicle thefts a year in Deptford, 2.2 times the U.S. rate per resident.
Is Deptford safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 203 on Friday and Saturday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 434 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 Deptford higher than the New Jersey average?
Deptford's major-crime index is 308, 4.0 times the New Jersey rate per resident. New Jersey as a whole is 78, where 100 is the U.S. rate.
How does crime in Deptford compare with Woodbury Heights?
Woodbury Heights, 1 mile away, has a major-crime index of 70, 77% below Deptford's rate per resident. Deptford's is 308.
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. Deptford's figures add up its 23 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- Deptford's published incident records inform the estimate for every neighborhood.
- 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: 32,765. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in Deptford, New Jersey." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/nj/deptford
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