Newark, AR Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 43%

Violent crime 36%

Property crime 44%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2019 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2020; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI, so estimates are used based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Newark_{/100k people}	Arkansas_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,423 (estimate)	3,443	2,489
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	8.0	5.0
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	77.2	42.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	51.6	81.6
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	447.8	250.2
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	242 (estimate)	585	379
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	599.6	340.5
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	2,012.6	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	245.9	219.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	1,181 (estimate)	2,858	2,110

Key findings

Newark crime rates are 43% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Newark are 36% lower than the national average
In Newark you have a 1 in 71 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Newark is safer than 51% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Newark has not changed

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The Newark crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Newark as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The Newark crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Newark

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Newark is 1 in 414

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Newark is 1 in 85

The chance of being a victim of crime in Newark is 1 in 71

Year Over Year Crime In Newark (per 100,000 people)

Newark police department

Item	Newark	Arkansas	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	5,164	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	2.9	3.3

Sex offenders in Arkansas

State	Total offenders	Arkansas_/100K	National_/100K
Arkansas	8,875	323	266

There are a total of 8,875 sex offenders in Arkansas. This yields a total of 323 sex offenders in Arkansas per 100,000 residents which is 21% greater than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Diaz, AR	1,407	84	1,170	1,253
Southside, AR	2,519	270	1,320	1,591
Tuckerman, AR	2,088	539	2,035	2,573
Batesville, AR	10,579	266	2,406	2,672
Moorefield, AR	188	474	2,317	2,791
Pleasant Plains, AR	277	754	3,683	4,437
Campbell Station, AR	249	764	3,733	4,498
Newark, AR	1,276	242	1,181	1,423

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Clarksville, IA	1,276	119	771	889
Culver, IN	1,275	121	644	765
Clinton, KY	1,277	160	400	560
Purdy, MO	1,275	365	2,737	3,102
The Pinehills, MA	1,275	46	166	212
Newark, AR	1,276	242	1,181	1,423

Source: The Newark, AR crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2018. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.