Newark, AR Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 42%

Violent crime 28%

Property crime 45%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI. Either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are created 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)	1,358 (estimate)	3,285	2,346
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	10.6	6.5
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	73.5	38.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	52.0	73.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	535.8	279.7
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	278 (estimate)	672	388
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	523.1	314.2
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,828.5	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	261.8	246.0
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	1,080 (estimate)	2,613	1,958

Key findings

Newark crime rates are 42% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Newark are 28% lower than the national average
In Newark you have a 1 in 74 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Newark is safer than 49% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Newark has decreased by 5%

Newark crime map

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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 360

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Newark is 1 in 93

The chance of being a victim of crime in Newark is 1 in 74

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	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Diaz, AR	1,407	334	418	753
Southside, AR	2,519	310	1,207	1,518
Batesville, AR	10,579	320	2,340	2,660
Moorefield, AR	188	545	2,118	2,663
Tuckerman, AR	2,088	361	3,007	3,367
Pleasant Plains, AR	277	866	3,367	4,233
Campbell Station, AR	249	878	3,413	4,291
Newark, AR	1,276	278	1,080	1,358

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Clarksville, IA	1,276	135	755	890
Bethany, IL	1,275	79	954	1,033
Culver, IN	1,275	117	582	699
Clinton, KY	1,277	404	323	727
Clinton, KY	1,277	160	400	560
Newark, AR	1,276	278	1,080	1,358

Source: The Newark, AR crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. 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.