Newark, AR Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Newark

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Newark_{/100k people}	Arkansas_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,579 (estimate)	3,820	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Newark_{/100k people}	Arkansas_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	7.2	5.3
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	71.7	40.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	70.9	102.8
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	401.0	248.5
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	228 (estimate)	551	386
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	795.5	468.9
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	2,233.6	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	239.4	236.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	1,351 (estimate)	3,269	2,451

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Newark is 44% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 4.33 daily crimes that occur in Newark.
Newark is safer than 50% of the cities in the United States.
In Newark you have a 1 in 64 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Newark has decreased by 10%.

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Daily Crime In Newark (per 100,000 people)

How Safe is Newark (higher is better)

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Newark

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Newark is 1 in 440

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Newark is 1 in 75

The chance of being a victim of crime in Newark is 1 in 64

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	7,221	262	222

There are a total of 7,221 sex offenders in Arkansas. This yields a total of 262 sex offenders in Arkansas per 100,000 residents which is 18% 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	324	972	1,296
Southside, AR	2,519	255	1,510	1,765
Tuckerman, AR	2,088	345	2,703	3,048
Moorefield, AR	188	447	2,650	3,097
Batesville, AR	10,579	289	2,823	3,112
Pleasant Plains, AR	277	710	4,212	4,922
Campbell Station, AR	249	720	4,270	4,990
Newark, AR	1,276	228	1,351	1,579

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Clarksville, IA	1,276	129	927	1,056
Lewiston, MI	1,275	212	882	1,095
Clinton, KY	1,277	230	919	1,149
Cottonwood Shores, TX	1,275	191	1,212	1,403
Culver, IN	1,275	132	846	978
Newark, AR	1,276	228	1,351	1,579

Source: The Newark, AR crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. 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.