Newark, New Jersey Trend of Violent Crime Rate

Updated on September 18, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 1,800 violent crimes in Newark NJ, and the violent crime rate per 100K residents was 581.19. Compared to 2023, the violent crime rate increased by 19%.

The chart below shows the violent crime rate and the table below shows the number of crimes and crime rate from 2010 to 2024.

You can see similar information for other New Jersey cities.

You can also see similar information for other types of crimes.

Related Topics: Newark, NJ FBI UCR 2024 Topic List.

Data Source: FBI UCR.

Newark, NJ Violent Crime Rate Per 100K

Newark, NJ Number and Rate of Violent Crimes

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Year	Number of Crimes	Crime Rate Per 100K
2010	2885	1028.96
2011	3243	1166.28
2012	3220	1154.51
2013	3516	1263.63
2014	3008	1077.71
2016	2637	936.93
2017	2543	896.46
2018	2069	733.02
2019	1742	619.00
2020	1492	528.62
2021	1446	490.11
2022	1582	519.86
2023	1487	489.42
2024	1800	581.19