Crime in Newark, New Jersey

Newark, NJ has become notorious for a high crime rate in recent decades. Violent offenses have been primary concern of police but property crimes such as larceny theft and burglary remain an issue too. The city continues to invest in initiatives to reduce crime rates and improve public safety overall.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Newark violent crime is 52.0. (The US average is 22.7)

Newark property crime is 39.4. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Newark, NJ Crime History

*Closest City

Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	1505.3	21.3	34.9	707.4	741.6	5728	1017.1	2709	2001.9
2001	1391.1	32.6	33	666	659.5	5406	925.2	2292.8	2188
2002	1143.3	23.3	31.5	561.1	527.4	5235.5	806.7	2160.3	2268.4
2003	980.4	29.1	30.5	468.1	452.7	4976.1	818.9	1996.8	2160.5
2004	1024.5	30	26.1	480.6	487.7	4716.3	771.5	1876.7	2068.2
2005	1003.7	34.5	29.5	444.7	494.9	4525.7	731.5	1769.7	2024.5
2006	1010.8	37.4	31	458.6	483.8	4078.7	705.6	1558.3	1814.7
2007	852.7	37.1	21.4	393	401.2	3806.4	683.2	1565.2	1558
2008	950.7	23.9	18.2	495.7	412.8	3484.8	714.8	1428.2	1341.7
2009	930.1	28.7	24.4	472.4	404.7	3159.7	697.3	1354.2	1108.2
2010	1029	32.1	28.2	572.1	396.6	3284.5	687.6	1305.7	1291.1
2011	1166.3	33.8	20.9	711	400.6	3602	861.7	1410.1	1330.3
2012	1154.5	34.4	19.7	708.5	391.9	3656.8	768.7	1467.5	1420.6
2013		40.3	16.2	874.4	332.8	3222	745.4	1436.5	1040.1
2014	1077.7	33.3	17.6	688.6	338.2	2851.2	622	1365.1	864.2
2016	936.9	35.5	35.2	474	392.3	2241.3	404.3	1083	754
2017	896.5	27.1	40.9	377.2	451.2	2395	423.7	1128.1	843.2
2018	733	26.6	53.1	244.1	409.2	2010.2	294.8	1001.6	713.9
2019	619	20.3	42.6	226	330.1	1641	256.2	837.2	547.6

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Harrison, NJ	255.8	1,855.9	13,880	2	2019
East Newark, NJ	37.6	901.9	2,349	2	2019
Irvington, NJ	518.2	1,880.3	57,767	3	2019
Kearny, NJ	130.7	1,599.9	35,565	3	2019
East Orange, NJ	428.3	1,392.5	64,682	3	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Jersey City, NJ	522.7	1,903.9	233,242	6	2019
Buffalo, NY	990.7	3,245.4	257,446	284	2019
Virginia Beach, VA	129.4	1,760.7	442,784	290	2019
Pittsburgh, PA	578.8	3,016.1	308,609	305	2018
Cleveland, OH	1,516.6	4,467.2	397,106	394	2019

Visualize the relationship between violent and property crime in similar size cities.

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Horrible city - 5/27/2021
Newark is straight garbage.... Read More

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Ironbound is crime ridden and police and politican - 8/8/2015
Newark's Ironbound is extremely dangerous, there is a lot of crime, the police are just good at hiding it. It usually doesn't happen on Ferry St., but does 1/2 block... Read More

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