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Newark Crime Rate Report (Ohio)

Newark crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 21 years with violent crime increasing 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 lower than the national violent crime rate average by 9.8% and the city property crime rate in Newark was lower than the national property crime rate average by 12.79%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Newark was higher than the violent crime rate in Ohio by 7.23% and the city property crime rate in Newark was lower than the property crime rate in Ohio by 6.32%.

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 Assault116
Arson6
Burglary83
Larceny and Theft550
Motor Vehicle Theft60
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape26
Robbery11
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)799
Property Crime693
Violent Crime153
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault121
Arson14
Burglary58
Larceny and Theft617
Motor Vehicle Theft124
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape27
Robbery17
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)905
Property Crime799
Violent Crime166

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, Ohio 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 21 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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