Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Newark, DE Crime Grade
How Newark grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Delaware — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Delaware
3/10
vs. Delaware cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Newark, DE was 288.7 per 100,000 residents (88 incidents over a population of 30,486). That puts Newark Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 16% below the Delaware statewide rate of 342.6.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Newark (red), Delaware (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Newark vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 311.2(106) | 277.3(86) | 266.6(81) | 319.7(96) | 288.7(88) |
| Murder | 2.9(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 3.3(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 35.2(12) | 35.5(11) | 32.9(10) | 33.3(10) | 6.6(2) |
| Robbery | 73.4(25) | 41.9(13) | 36.2(11) | 23.3(7) | 39.4(12) |
| Aggravated assault | 199.6(68) | 199.9(62) | 197.5(60) | 259.7(78) | 242.7(74) |
| Property crime | 1878.8(640) | 2150.6(667) | 1876.3(570) | 2024.6(608) | 1712.3(522) |
| Burglary | 135.0(46) | 154.8(48) | 171.2(52) | 183.2(55) | 180.4(55) |
| Larceny | 1629.3(555) | 1844.3(572) | 1478.0(449) | 1625.0(488) | 1285.8(392) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 111.6(38) | 145.1(45) | 223.8(68) | 213.1(64) | 246.0(75) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Newark's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Delaware cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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