Newark, New Jersey 

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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
20001505.321.334.9707.4741.657281017.127092001.9
20011391.132.633666659.55406925.22292.82188
20021143.323.331.5561.1527.45235.5806.72160.32268.4
2003980.429.130.5468.1452.74976.1818.91996.82160.5
20041024.53026.1480.6487.74716.3771.51876.72068.2
20051003.734.529.5444.7494.94525.7731.51769.72024.5
20061010.837.431458.6483.84078.7705.61558.31814.7
2007852.737.121.4393401.23806.4683.21565.21558
2008950.723.918.2495.7412.83484.8714.81428.21341.7
2009930.128.724.4472.4404.73159.7697.31354.21108.2
2010102932.128.2572.1396.63284.5687.61305.71291.1
20111166.333.820.9711400.63602861.71410.11330.3
20121154.534.419.7708.5391.93656.8768.71467.51420.6
201340.316.2874.4332.83222745.41436.51040.1
20141077.733.317.6688.6338.22851.26221365.1864.2
2016936.935.535.2474392.32241.3404.31083754
2017896.527.140.9377.2451.22395423.71128.1843.2
201873326.653.1244.1409.22010.2294.81001.6713.9
201961920.342.6226330.11641256.2837.2547.6



Crime in Nearby Cities

City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Harrison, NJ255.81,855.913,88022019
East Newark, NJ37.6901.92,34922019
Irvington, NJ518.21,880.357,76732019
Kearny, NJ130.71,599.935,56532019
East Orange, NJ428.31,392.564,68232019



Crime in Similar Size Cities

City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Jersey City, NJ522.71,903.9233,24262019
Buffalo, NY990.73,245.4257,4462842019
Virginia Beach, VA129.41,760.7442,7842902019
Pittsburgh, PA578.83,016.1308,6093052018
Cleveland, OH1,516.64,467.2397,1063942019


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





Reviews for Newark    26 Reviews

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

Crime - 4/12/2013
I have worked and lived in Newark for 20 years. I raised 3 children. Two of my children went on to college, graudated with Accountant Degree and the other one in... Read More


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07105 07104 07107 07106 07103 07112 07108 07114 07102

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