CurrentCrimeMap

Data through July 2026, Newark Police Department

Crime in Newark, NJ

The violent crime rate in Newark is 424 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to July 2026, about the same as the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −21% compared with the previous 12 months.

Aerial view of downtown Newark, New Jersey.
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Jul 2026

Violent crime

424 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,351 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

−21% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

1,560 per 100,000 residents, per year

4,970 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

−19% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

1,984 per 100,000 residents, per year

6,321 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 318,638, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Newark sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

424

Newark has the 119th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 183 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Newark; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
San Jose, CA463114
Hartford, CT441115
Moreno Valley, CA435116
Kanawha County, WV (Sheriff)433117
Mesa, AZ427118
Newark, NJ424119
Columbus, GA419120
Fort Myers, FL415121
Bozeman, MT414122
Richmond, VA411123
Austin, TX410124

The places closest to Newark in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Newark crime map

cities around it
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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Newark Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Newark and the 8 covered cities around it with each one’s whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Newark, 3 have a higher violent crime rate and 5 a lower one. The closest is Elizabeth, NJ, 4 miles away.

Newark and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Newark, NJ424
Elizabeth, NJ3154 mi
Jersey City, NJ4676 mi
New York, NY62513 mi
Paterson, NJ81313 mi
Yonkers, NY24922 mi
Stamford, CT15841 mi
Bridgeport, CT22660 mi
Allentown, PA23469 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Jul 2026
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 216 reported68−31% vs. a year ago
  • HomicideViolent, 19 reported6.0−42% vs. a year ago
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 1,933 reported607−21% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 1,399 reported439−11% vs. a year ago
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 1,167 reported366−22% vs. a year ago
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 459 reported144−20% vs. a year ago
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent21668—−31%
HomicideViolent196.0—−42%
Vehicle theftProperty1,933607—−21%
TheftProperty1,399439—−11%
Theft from vehiclesProperty1,167366—−22%
BurglaryProperty459144—−20%
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Newark Police Department sends the FBI. Theft from vehicles is NIBRS codes 23F and 23G (items and parts taken from a vehicle) and theft is the rest of larceny. Robbery is part of violent crime and the others of property crime; assault and rape count in violent crime but are not listed separately, so the rows do not add up to the totals. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Against other places of 100,000+ residents: vehicle theft (11th highest rate of 155), robbery (64th highest rate of 152) and burglary (105th highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Aug 2025 to Jul 2026

Violent crime −21%

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Violent crimes per month in Newark, NJ, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Aug 2025132Aug 2024165
Sep 2025158Sep 2024154
Oct 2025128Oct 2024142
Nov 2025124Nov 2024138
Dec 202597Dec 2024108
Jan 202684Jan 2025115
Feb 202685Feb 2025105
Mar 2026109Mar 2025144
Apr 2026115Apr 2025170
May 2026121May 2025162
Jun 2026108Jun 2025147
Jul 202690Jul 2025164

Homicides −42%

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Homicides per month in Newark, NJ, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Aug 20253Aug 20243
Sep 20252Sep 20243
Oct 20253Oct 20242
Nov 20253Nov 20242
Dec 20253Dec 20244
Jan 20260Jan 20255
Feb 20262Feb 20251
Mar 20261Mar 20253
Apr 20260Apr 20251
May 20260May 20252
Jun 20262Jun 20255
Jul 20260Jul 20252

5 in 2026 through July, 19 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Aug 2023
Reported crime per month in Newark, NJ
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Jul 2026903470
Jun 20261084522
May 20261214360
Apr 20261153960
Mar 20261093661
Feb 2026853382
Jan 2026843690
Dec 2025974523
Nov 20251244413
Oct 20251284263
Sep 20251584672
Aug 20251324803
Jul 20251645132
Jun 20251474695
May 20251624592
Apr 20251704801
Mar 20251445113
Feb 20251054711
Jan 20251155305
Dec 20241086034
Nov 20241384712
Oct 20241425332
Sep 20241545813
Aug 20241654943
Jul 20242035595
Jun 20241725263
May 20241675762
Apr 20241563896
Mar 20241314204
Feb 20241144203
Jan 20241545045
Dec 20231315595
Nov 20231024650
Oct 20231225073
Sep 20231184932
Aug 20231376852

How Newark compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
23Stockton, CA9682,240325,985Sep 2026
32Cincinnati, OH8353,468316,260Sep 2026
47Corpus Christi, TX7452,689317,077Jun 2026
54Greensboro, NC7022,980310,328Dec 2025
83Riverside, CA5682,056325,858Aug 2026
108St. Paul, MN4852,686307,657Sep 2026
119Newark, NJ4241,560318,638Jul 2026
174Santa Ana, CA3101,267317,439Jun 2026
293Irvine, CA75856321,339Sep 2026
297St. Johns County, FL (Sheriff)65245322,319Oct 2026

The 10 places closest to Newark in population, Newark included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
35Paterson, NJ8132,185160,567Jul 2026
113Jersey City, NJ4671,667305,249Aug 2026
119Newark, NJ4241,560318,638Jul 2026
172Elizabeth, NJ3152,057141,194Jul 2026

All 4 places in New Jersey on this site, highest violent crime rate first.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
35Paterson, NJ8132,185160,567Jul 2026
38Philadelphia, PA7954,1631,562,379Jul 2026
71New York, NY6252,1898,336,817Jul 2026
113Jersey City, NJ4671,667305,249Aug 2026
119Newark, NJ4241,560318,638Jul 2026
172Elizabeth, NJ3152,057141,194Jul 2026
198Yonkers, NY249781211,056Aug 2026
211Allentown, PA2341,420127,494Aug 2026
217Bridgeport, CT2261,167152,588Sep 2026
245Stamford, CT1581,006140,066Aug 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Newark by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Newark side by side with Jersey City, Paterson or Elizabeth, or with any other place.

Other cities in New Jersey

3 city pages, closest first

New Jersey as a whole has 189 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Newark’s rate is 124% above the state’s.

ElizabethJersey CityPaterson

All 4 cities in New Jersey

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Newark safe?

By reported violent crime, Newark is close to the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 424 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to July 2026, −21% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Newark?

This site does not have one for Newark. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Newark compares with nearby places such as Elizabeth, NJ instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Newark?

424 violent and 1,560 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 6,321 incidents reported to Newark Police Department over the 12 months to July 2026. Violent crime includes 216 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 459 burglaries, 1,167 thefts from vehicles and 1,399 other thefts.

Is crime in Newark going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −21% and property crime −19% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Newark had in 2026?

Newark Police Department reported 5 homicides from January to July 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 19 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Jul 2026 the count was 19, or 6 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Newark Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset NJNPD0000). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Newark

12 months to July 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100kvs. the 12 months before
RobberyTaking property by force or threat21668−31%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal459144−20%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included1,167366−22%
Vehicle theft1,933607−21%

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

NJNPD0000
Source
Newark Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset NJNPD0000)
Latest complete month
July 2026
History on this site
August 2023 to July 2026 (43 months)
Update schedule
Newark Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)