Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Newark has a violent crime rate of 374 per 100,000 residents, 1% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 231.1 per 100,000, robbery at 126.2, rape at 15.0. The murder rate is 2.1 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 3,995 per 100,000, 104% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 2,615, burglary at 449, vehicle theft at 901 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 43 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Newark receives a safety grade of F.