Camden Mayor Victor Carstarphen and more leaders are speaking out to celebrate the results of its 2024 crime report.

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Crime in Camden dramatically drops: 2024 brings lowest number of homicides since 1985, city reports

The crime rate in the city of Camden has reached its lowest point in more than five decades.

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Crime rate continues to fall in the city of Camden, officials say

Officials in Camden, New Jersey, are turning to the data to show lower crime rates and a better quality of life in the community.

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Crime continues to steadily drop in Camden, NJ, according to the data

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Camden is officially becoming a " city of promise" with crime numbers hitting record-breaking low numbers.  On Tuesday, Mayor Victor Carstarphen joined the Board of Commissioners the Camden County Police Department, and community stakeholders held  meeting in the city to highlight the incredible progress and major accomplishments made in Camden over the last 12 years.  Officials highlighted the fact that, in 2024, the city recorded its lowest nu…

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Camden crime statistics are down annually

Officials gathered this week in Camden to mark continued drops in local crime rates over the last decade-plus that, along with other key investments and initiatives, has set the stage for the city’s resurgence. Since the formation of the Camden County Police Department in 2013, crime has steadily fallen in Camden. In 2024, the city recorded its lowest number of homicides since 1985, with the overall crime rate at a 55-year-low. Over the last 12 …

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Camden continues rise – as crime rates dip to record lows

Camden leaders gathered Tuesday to celebrate some incredibly strong health and safety numbers in the city. In 2024, year-over-year statistics show a significant reduction in homicides (43%), violent crime (17%) and shootings (36%). In fact, the number of shootings is the lowest since 1985. Camden officials stressed that the increase in safety is not a one-year wonder. Crime has been steadily falling in the city since May 1, 2013, when the Camden…

Crime in Camden dramatically drops: 2024 brings lowest number of homicides since 1985, city reports

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