He wasn't kidding. Plagued by drugs, homelessness and poverty, Camden had the highest crime rate in the nation among cities of 75,000 residents or more, according to CQ Press' City Crime Rankings 2014, which are based on an analysis of FBI statistics from 2012.
http://money.cnn.com/gallery/real_estate/2014/02/03/dangerous-cities/index.html
Related: 10 cities people are moving to. We've been able to put more officers in unstable neighborhoods and suppress flagrant crime, he said. Camden recorded 57 homicides in 2013, down from 67 the year before and violent crime of all types fell 38% year-over-year in January, according to Thomson.
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New Jersey is home to some of the most affluent and safest places in the country. In fact, it’s the 12th safest state in the nation. But, like all things, there are two sides to this coin, and where there are safe places, there are also some dangerous places. Here at the Movoto Real Estate Blog it’s our job to show you both. We’ve seen the safest, and now, let’s take a look at the 10 most dangerous places in New Jersey: If you’re surprised by this order, just keep reading. We’ll go over our methodology in the next section, and then we’ll take a more detailed look at each of these 10 most dangerous places in New Jersey.
http://www.movoto.com/guide/nj/most-dangerous-places-in-new-jersey/
Our list is ranked by violent crime rate, but check each city listing to get a general idea of the city’s ranking in terms of overall criminal offenses. Only cities with populations over 5,000 were considered.
http://www.homesecurityshield.org/news/most-dangerous-in-new-jersey/
For too long, Camden has been one of the most dangerous cities in New Jersey, and in America, said Governor Chris Christie in his State of the State Address this year. He wasn't kidding.
http://money.cnn.com/gallery/real_estate/2014/02/03/dangerous-cities/index.html
What are the most dangerous cities in New Jersey? To find out what cities in New Jersey that are the most dangerous with the highest crime rates, we consulted the most recent FBI Uniform Crime Report. Our rankings are based solely on the data publicly released each year by the FBI.
http://www.homesecurityshield.org/news/most-dangerous-in-new-jersey/
Here is the list of 100 towns with the highest violent crime rates-with the town name, its county and the number of violent crimes reported per 1,000 residents: 1  CAMDEN, Camden 25.4. 2  ATLANTIC CITY, Atlantic 17.7. 3  WILDWOOD, Cape May 17.1. 4  ASBURY PARK, Monmouth 16.6. 5  IRVINGTON, Essex 15.3.
http://patch.com/new-jersey/princeton/100-most-dangerous-towns-new-jersey-0
But it could still have a high violent crime rate. Using information published recently by New Jersey Monthly, Patch identified the 100 most dangerous New Jersey towns-those with the highest violent crime rates based on reported violent crimes per 1,000 residents. The information was published in New Jersey Monthly’s ranking of 510 of the state’s 565 municipalities.
http://patch.com/new-jersey/princeton/100-most-dangerous-towns-new-jersey-0
So that’s how we came up with these top 10 places. If you’d like to see more than just these top 10, you can head to the bottom of the post for a longer list. Otherwise, let’s start our virtual tour of the 10 most dangerous places in New Jersey. 1  This ranking is not a critique of police practices or effectiveness. 2  It is simply an analysis of where crimes occurred.
http://www.movoto.com/guide/nj/most-dangerous-places-in-new-jersey/
Both violent and property crimes into account when compiling our list of New Jersey’s most dangerous cities. Our list of dangerous cities, however, are ranked according to violent crime rate.*. We realize that this topic is inherently controversial in nature and hits close to home.
http://www.homesecurityshield.org/news/most-dangerous-in-new-jersey/
what is the most dangerous city in nj
Camden is the most dangerous city in New Jersey.