Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Newark, NJ Crime Grade
How Newark grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of New Jersey — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New Jersey
10/10
vs. New Jersey cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Newark, NJ was 516.6 per 100,000 residents (1,646 incidents over a population of 318,638). That puts Newark Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 167% above the New Jersey statewide rate of 193.8.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Newark (red), New Jersey (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 | 489.1(1,443) | 520.5(1,584) | 490.1(1,489) | 582.5(1,804) | 516.6(1,646) |
| Murder | 20.7(61) | 17.1(52) | 17.8(54) | 13.6(42) | 10.4(33) |
| Rape | 18.6(55) | 28.3(86) | 35.2(107) | 40.7(126) | 48.3(154) |
| Robbery | 124.7(368) | 154.1(469) | 133.6(406) | 142.7(442) | 88.5(282) |
| Aggravated assault | 325.0(959) | 321.1(977) | 303.5(922) | 385.5(1,194) | 369.4(1,177) |
| Property crime | 1422.2(4,196) | 1830.0(5,569) | 2233.5(6,786) | 1961.8(6,076) | 1787.6(5,696) |
| Burglary | 146.1(431) | 176.5(537) | 142.2(432) | 152.7(473) | 180.8(576) |
| Larceny | 660.6(1,949) | 942.8(2,869) | 852.5(2,590) | 931.5(2,885) | 912.6(2,908) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 607.4(1,792) | 701.3(2,134) | 1231.3(3,741) | 873.7(2,706) | 689.2(2,196) |
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 New Jersey 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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