CrimeMetric

Crime in Medford, New Jersey

Updated ·Vorp Labs

The model puts major crime in Medford at 64% below the U.S. rate per resident: 78% lower for persons crimes and 62% lower for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 18.0% from a year earlier.

Where these numbers come from

The estimates start from what police agencies report to the FBI, modeled across Medford's 15 census block groups for 25,861 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

Why other sites show different numbers for Medford:
  • 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 Medford.
  • 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.
Major crime
6.1
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 36: 64% below the U.S. rate
54% below the New Jersey rate
down 18.0% in a year
Persons crimes
0.7
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 22: 78% below the U.S. rate
62% below the New Jersey rate
down 7.8% in a year
Property crimes
5.4
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 39: 62% below the U.S. rate
53% below the New Jersey rate
down 19.2% in a year
Social disorder
4.8
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 21: 79% below the U.S. rate
62% below the New Jersey rate
down 12.2% in a year

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 Medford

Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 17 and 42.

Map of Medford, with its census block groups shaded by major-crime index band
Pale gray: under 100 residents. Tap one to compare.
  • 0–5077.4%
  • 50–10022.6%
  • 100–2000.0%
  • 200–4000.0%
  • 400+0.0%

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Crime by type

Every crime type in Medford is near or below the U.S. rate

Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live

IndexPer year
When it happens

Highest on weekday daytimes

100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.

Monday to Friday, 6am to 6pm42
Sunday to Thursday nights, 6pm to 6am32
Saturday and Sunday, 6am to 6pm35
Friday and Saturday nights, 6pm to 6am25
Trend and outlook

Expected major crime fell 18.0% in a year; across New Jersey it fell 10.2%

Past yearBy 2031
Major crime-18.0%NJ -10.2%-12.5%NJ -11.5%
Persons crimes-7.8%NJ -7.9%+3.7%NJ -1.4%
Property crimes-19.2%NJ -10.5%-14.6%NJ -13.1%
Social disorder-12.2%NJ -5.3%-1.9%NJ -4.7%

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.

Similar-size places

Medford against U.S. places with 25,000 to 50,000 residents

913 of the 1,120 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Medford's, and 124 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 73. The 9 nearest in population:

Athens, OH25,83483
Mahwah, NJ25,90779
Salem, VA25,83572
Acworth, GA25,86655
Medford, NJ25,86136

U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.

Nearby places

Medford has a lower major-crime index than all of its 8 nearest neighbors

The closest, Evesham (4 mi), is 2.1 times Medford's rate.

Ramblewood7 mi264
Marlton6 mi109
Greentree7 mi102
Lumberton7 mi83
Evesham4 mi75
Medford36

U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.

Questions about crime in Medford

Is Medford safe?

Medford's major-crime index is 36, 64% below the U.S. rate per resident and lower than 72% of the 364 other New Jersey places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 78% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 62% below the U.S. rate.

What is the crime rate in Medford?

The model expects about 158 major crimes a year in Medford, about 6.1 per 1,000 residents, 64% below the U.S. rate.

Is crime going up or down in Medford?

Expected major crimes in Medford are down 18.0% from a year earlier; across New Jersey they're down 10.2%.

What are the most common crimes in Medford?

By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are other larceny (about 65 a year), burglary (about 31 a year) and shoplifting (about 20 a year).

Are car break-ins common in Medford?

The model expects about 13 thefts from vehicles a year in Medford, 81% below the U.S. rate per resident.

Are car thefts common in Medford?

The model expects about 11 motor vehicle thefts a year in Medford, 72% below the U.S. rate per resident.

Is Medford safe at night?

The model's major-crime index is 32 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 42 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 Medford higher than the New Jersey average?

Medford's major-crime index is 36, 54% 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 Medford compare with Evesham?

Evesham, 4 miles away, has a major-crime index of 75, 2.1 times Medford's rate per resident. Medford's is 36.

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. Medford's figures add up its 15 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.

  • Medford 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: 25,861. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10

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CrimeMetric. "Crime in Medford, New Jersey." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/nj/medford

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