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Newark, CA crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

With a crime rate of 48 per one thousand residents, Newark has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes - from the smallest towns to the very largest cities. One's chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime here is one in 21. Within California, more than 96% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Newark.

Separately, it is always interesting and important to compare a city's crime rate with those of similarly sized communities - a fair comparison as larger cities tend to have more crime. NeighborhoodScout has done just that. With a population of 47,312, Newark has a combined rate of violent and property crime that is very high compared to other places of similar population size. Regardless of whether Newark does well or poorly compared to all other cities and towns in the US of all sizes, compared to places with a similar population, it fares badly. Few other communities of this size have a crime rate as high as Newark.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Newark does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Newark.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Newark occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Newark; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 301. This equates to a rate of 3 per one thousand inhabitants.

In addition, NeighborhoodScout found that a lot of the crime that takes place in Newark is property crime. Property crimes that are tracked for this analysis are burglary, larceny over fifty dollars, motor vehicle theft, and arson. In Newark, your chance of becoming a victim of a property crime is one in 23, which is a rate of 44 per one thousand population.

Importantly, we found that Newark has one of the highest rates of motor vehicle theft in the nation according to our analysis of FBI crime data. This is compared to communities of all sizes, from the smallest to the largest. In fact, your chance of getting your car stolen if you live in Newark is one in 130.

Newark Crime Data

total Crime Index

3

(100 is safest)


Safer than 3% of U.S. cities.

Newark Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

157

2,099

2,256

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

3.32

44.37

47.68

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
3.32
4.99
National Median: 4
    Newark
    California

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 301

in Newark

1 in 200

in California

Newark Violent Crimes

Population: 47,312
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 4 19 52 82
Rate per 1,000 0.08 0.40 1.10 1.73

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
44.37
23.43
National Median: 20
    Newark
    California

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 23

in Newark

1 in 43

in California

Property Crimes

Population: 47,312
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 390 1,346 363
Rate per 1,000 8.24 28.45 7.67

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Newark Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
162
84
National Median: 27.0
    Newark
    California