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The Newark crime rate is much higher than the New Jersey average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #380

Newark, NJ	3,313.97
New Jersey	1,180.23
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Newark, NJ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Newark, NJ	Count	93	49	1,922	944	1,736	3,810	2,412	39
	Newark, NJ	Per 100,000	33.3	17.6	688.6	338.2	622.0	1,365.1	864.2	14.0	3,044
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	3.9	10.7	117.5	125.6	354.8	1,248.3	131.0	NA	969
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Newark, NJ	Count	112	45	2,433	926	2,074	3,997	2,894	34
	Newark, NJ	Per 100,000	40.3	16.2	874.4	332.8	745.4	1,436.5	1,040.1	12.2	3,582
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.5	9.7	135.8	135.6	403.1	1,325.2	154.5	NA	1,065
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Newark, NJ	Count	96	55	1,976	1,093	2,144	4,093	3,962	62
	Newark, NJ	Per 100,000	34.4	19.7	708.5	391.9	768.7	1,467.5	1,420.6	22.2	3,532
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.4	11.7	128.4	145.7	477.6	1,383.7	185.9	NA	1,140
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Newark, NJ	Count	94	58	1,977	1,114	2,396	3,921	3,699	50
	Newark, NJ	Per 100,000	33.8	20.9	711.0	400.6	861.7	1,410.1	1,330.3	18.0	3,528
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.3	11.4	138.4	154.3	490.2	1,463.1	197.4	NA	1,193
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Newark, NJ	Count	90	79	1,604	1,112	1,928	3,661	3,620	51
	Newark, NJ	Per 100,000	32.1	28.2	572.1	396.6	687.6	1,305.7	1,291.1	18.2	3,194
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.2	11.2	134.4	157.9	440.5	1,464.5	176.9	NA	1,154
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Newark, NJ	Count	80	68	1,319	1,130	1,947	3,781	3,094	85
	Newark, NJ	Per 100,000	28.7	24.4	472.4	404.7	697.3	1,354.2	1,108.2	30.4	2,908
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	3.7	12.0	133.7	162.2	427.9	1,473.7	178.1	NA	1,149
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Newark, NJ	Count	67	51	1,387	1,155	2,000	3,996	3,754	92
	Newark, NJ	Per 100,000	23.9	18.2	495.7	412.8	714.8	1,428.2	1,341.7	32.9	2,994
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.3	12.9	146.3	163.0	465.3	1,595.7	232.4	NA	1,260
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Newark, NJ	Count	104	60	1,101	1,124	1,914	4,385	4,365	93
	Newark, NJ	Per 100,000	37.1	21.4	393.0	401.2	683.2	1,565.2	1,558.0	33.2	3,168
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.4	12.1	144.5	168.3	431.5	1,528.8	252.7	NA	1,235
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Newark, NJ	Count	105	87	1,288	1,359	1,982	4,377	5,097	166
	Newark, NJ	Per 100,000	37.4	31.0	458.6	483.8	705.6	1,558.3	1,814.7	59.1	3,540
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.9	14.2	153.1	179.4	452.0	1,556.5	283.4	NA	1,310
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Newark, NJ	Count	97	83	1,250	1,391	2,056	4,974	5,690	179
	Newark, NJ	Per 100,000	34.5	29.5	444.7	494.9	731.5	1,769.7	2,024.5	63.7	3,651
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.8	13.9	151.6	184.4	447.1	1,568.4	317.5	NA	1,327
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Newark, NJ	7.00
New Jersey	65.13
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Newark, NJ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Newark, NJ	Count	5	5	0	0	0	0
	Newark, NJ	Per 100,000	1.8	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	17
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	3.8	1.8	1.3	0.4	0.3	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Newark, NJ	Count	3	2	0	1	0	0
	Newark, NJ	Per 100,000	1.1	0.7	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.0	10
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.7	2.1	1.4	0.7	0.4	0.0	46
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2011	Newark, NJ	Count	2	0	2	0	0	0
	Newark, NJ	Per 100,000	0.7	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	7
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	5.8	2.5	1.9	0.7	0.6	0.1	57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Newark, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Newark, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	6.2	2.5	2.5	0.5	0.6	0.1	61
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Newark, NJ	Count	2	0	1	0	1	0
	Newark, NJ	Per 100,000	0.7	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.4	0.0	7
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	6.3	2.5	2.4	0.8	0.6	0.0	63
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Newark, NJ	Count	3	1	1	1	0	0
	Newark, NJ	Per 100,000	1.1	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	10
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	8.6	3.9	3.1	0.9	0.6	0.0	85
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Newark, NJ	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Newark, NJ	Per 100,000	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	8.6	4.0	2.8	1.0	0.7	0.1	86
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Newark, NJ	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Newark, NJ	Per 100,000	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	8.7	4.1	2.8	0.8	1.0	0.0	86
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Newark, NJ	4.60
New Jersey	4.08
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Newark, NJ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Newark, NJ	Count	1,312	1,014	298
	Newark, NJ	Per 100,000	470.1	363.3	106.8	4.17
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	448.6	343.2	105.4	3.96
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Newark, NJ	Count	1,276	1,007	269
	Newark, NJ	Per 100,000	458.6	361.9	96.7	4.10
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	400.8	307.0	93.8	3.54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Newark, NJ	Count	1,322	1,062	260
	Newark, NJ	Per 100,000	474.0	380.8	93.2	4.27
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	442.2	337.9	104.3	3.90
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Newark, NJ	Count	1,209	1,095	114
	Newark, NJ	Per 100,000	434.8	393.8	41.0	4.14
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	432.5	335.2	97.4	3.84
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Newark, NJ	Count	1,666	1,308	358
	Newark, NJ	Per 100,000	594.2	466.5	127.7	5.30
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	471.0	365.8	105.2	4.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Newark, NJ	Count	1,671	1,297	374
	Newark, NJ	Per 100,000	598.5	464.5	134.0	5.32
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	494.4	381.3	113.1	4.38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Newark, NJ	Count	1,707	1,317	390
	Newark, NJ	Per 100,000	610.1	470.7	139.4	5.40
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	500.2	385.5	114.8	4.43
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Newark, NJ	Count	1,623	1,227	396
	Newark, NJ	Per 100,000	579.3	438.0	141.3	5.09
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	495.8	385.5	110.2	4.41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Newark, NJ	Count	1,498	1,286	212
2005	Newark, NJ	Count	1,550	1,314	236