Newark, NY Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 2%

Violent crime 27%

Property crime 3%

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}	New York_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,393 (estimate)	1,775	2,346
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	4.2	6.5
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	28.3	38.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	90.6	73.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	240.7	279.7
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	491 (estimate)	364	388
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	165.5	314.2
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,143.6	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	101.7	246.0
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	1,902 (estimate)	1,411	1,958

Key findings

Newark crime rates are 2% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Newark are 27% higher than the national average
In Newark you have a 1 in 42 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Newark is safer than 22% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Newark has increased by 2%

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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 204

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Newark is 1 in 53

The chance of being a victim of crime in Newark is 1 in 42

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

Newark police department

Item	Newark	New York	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	109,351	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	2.9	3.3

Sex offenders in New York

State	Total offenders	New York_/100K	National_/100K
New York	25,064	137	266

There are a total of 25,064 sex offenders in New York. This yields a total of 137 sex offenders in New York per 100,000 residents which is 48% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Macedon, NY	1,465	169	656	825
Shortsville, NY	1,361	174	675	849
Marion, NY	1,368	182	704	886
Manchester, NY	1,869	190	735	924
Phelps, NY	2,003	195	757	952
Wolcott, NY	1,720	202	784	986
Clyde, NY	1,969	204	790	994
Newark, NY	9,068	491	1,902	2,393

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Berkeley, MO	9,068	1,951	5,221	7,172
Picnic Point, WA	9,068	158	1,471	1,630
Sheffield, AL	9,067	819	5,003	5,822
Smithville, MO	9,069	141	805	946
Georgetown, SC	9,071	1,371	4,067	5,438
Newark, NY	9,068	491	1,902	2,393

Source: The Newark, NY 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.