Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Newark has a violent crime rate of 326 per 100,000 residents, 14% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 259.7 per 100,000, robbery at 23.3, rape at 40.0. The murder rate is 3.3 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 2,025 per 100,000, 3% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,625, burglary at 183, vehicle theft at 213 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 72 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Newark receives a safety grade of F.