Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Newark has a violent crime rate of 250 per 100,000 residents, 34% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 153.1 per 100,000, robbery at 61.8, rape at 32.4. The murder rate is 2.9 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 2,085 per 100,000, 6% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,755, burglary at 224, vehicle theft at 106 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 72 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Newark receives a safety grade of F.