Newark, New Jersey Crime Rate Rankings in 2020

Updated on July 4, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, the following were how the crime rates (per 100K residents) in Newark NJ ranked for different crime types among other US cities with a population of 50K and above.

The tables below show the crime rate for the different crime categories, the rank in the state (out of 37 cities), and the national rank (out of 8,217 cities) among cities with a population of 50K and above.

You can see similar information for other New Jersey cities.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Total 2157.01 9 445
Violent 528.62 5 203
Property 1628.39 10 507
Violent Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 19.84 4 44
Rape 41.1 3 289
Robbery 130.03 8 142
Aggravated Assault 337.65 5 230
Property Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Burglary 189.55 10 531
Larceny-Theft 823.76 24 626
Motor Vehicle Theft 604.8 2 77
Arson 10.28 4 330