Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Newark has a violent crime rate of 174 per 100,000 residents, 54% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 65.4 per 100,000, robbery at 81.7, rape at 26.6. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 2,858 per 100,000, 46% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 2,227, burglary at 382, vehicle theft at 249 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 43 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Newark receives a safety grade of F.