Newark Crime Rate Report (New Jersey)

Newark crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 12 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Newark for 2013 is expected to be lower than in 2010.

The city violent crime rate for Newark in 2010 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 154.92% and the city property crime rate in Newark was higher than the national property crime rate average by 11.65%.

In 2010 the city violent crime rate in Newark was higher than the violent crime rate in New Jersey by 234.38% and the city property crime rate in Newark was higher than the property crime rate in New Jersey by 57.76%.
Newark Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita Newark Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Newark Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2010 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault1,112
Arson51
Burglary1,928
Forcible Rape79
Larceny and Theft3,661
Motor Vehicle Theft3,620
Murder and Manslaughter90
Robbery1,604
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)14,076
Property Crime9,209
Violent Crime2,885
2013 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault862
Arson0
Burglary1,654
Forcible Rape56
Larceny and Theft2,527
Motor Vehicle Theft2,225
Murder and Manslaughter91
Robbery1,213
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)11,146
Property Crime6,279
Violent Crime2,222

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Newark Property Crime Newark Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Newark Crime 2010 Newark Crime 2013

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 and crime data available from previous years of actual reported data. In this case, the Newark crime report data for 2013 was projected from 12 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2010.

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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