I’ve lived less than 5 miles away from Camden my whole life in Haddon Twp. I am near Cherry Hill, Haddonfield, Collingswood - all very nice, humble, small towns... New Jersey suburbs. All these towns are located right outside the warzones of Camden, seperated by a very small thoroughway but somehow, remain quiet, family-oriented towns. Towns where everyone knows each other and their families, have kids that play on the local soccer team, etc... Anyone living in these towns in my generation have been told to stay away from Camden and for good reason. All you have to do is look at the numbers to realize just how bad it is. One thing I think is crazy is how Rt. 130 seperates the violence, madness, killing, drug dealing.... from these very idealistic towns. One thing is for sure, they do a great job keeping that shit out of my town. You cross over Rt. 130 into a different world. Also, working at a local hotel, I can’t tell you how many people come in at the point of tears because they got lost in Camden on the way to our hotel.