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Newark Crime Rate Report (New Jersey)

Newark crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 26 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Newark for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Newark in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 57.67% and the city property crime rate in Newark was higher than the national property crime rate average by 16.14%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Newark was higher than the violent crime rate in New Jersey by 166.5% and the city property crime rate in Newark was higher than the property crime rate in New Jersey by 42.65%.

Property and Violent Crime
Newark Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Newark Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Newark Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault1,177
Arson16
Burglary576
Larceny and Theft2,908
Motor Vehicle Theft2,196
Murder and Manslaughter33
Rape154
Robbery282
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)10,547
Property Crime5,680
Violent Crime1,646
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault1,031
Arson7
Burglary260
Larceny and Theft2,584
Motor Vehicle Theft2,687
Murder and Manslaughter27
Rape119
Robbery81
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)10,398
Property Crime5,531
Violent Crime1,259

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Newark Property Crime

Newark Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Newark Crime 2025

Newark Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Newark Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Newark Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Newark, New Jersey crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Newark crime report data for 2026 was projected from 26 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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