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At A Glance... The City of Camden is the county seat of Camden County, New Jersey and is located in the United States, just adjacent to the Delaware River.

Facts... Based on statistics reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Camden was the third-most dangerous city in the United States during the year 2002 and has been ranked the nation's most dangerous city in the years 2004 and 2005.

The tag of "Most dangerous city" is based on the statistics that are based on six defferent categories. These categories are: murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, and auto theft.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 26.9 km² (10.4 mi²). 22.8 km² (8.8 mi²) of it is land and 4.0 km² (1.6 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 15.03% water.

According to the census that was held in the year 2000, “there were 79,904 people, 24,177 households and 17,431 families residing in the city. The population density was 9,057.0 people per square mile (3,497.9/km²). There were 29,769 housing units at an average density of 3,374.3 units per square mile (1,303.2/km²).

The racial makeup of the city was 53.35% Black or African American, 16.84% White, 2.45% Asian, 0.54% Native American, , 0.07% Pacific Islander and 22.83% from other races. 3.92% of residents were from two or more races. 38.82% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 8.9% of the population is foreign-born. 7.1% of the population were Whites of non-Hispanic ancestry.

There were 24,177 households out of which 42.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.1% were married couples living together, 37.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 27.9% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.12 and the average family size was 3.62.”

The Camden Riversharks is the most famous sports club and the Campbell's Field is the most famous venue of the city.