Newark, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Newark, CA Summary

Crime in Newark research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Newark over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Newark:

  • There were 2,030 total crimes committed in Newark in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,343.5 total crimes per 100K people in Newark.
  • The overall crime rate in Newark is 104.96% above the national average.
  • Newark ranks #434 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Newark ranks #9,402 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Newark Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Newark is 4,343.5 per 100,000 people. That's 104.96% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 69.37% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Newark
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,030 4,343.5 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 1 2.1 4.5 5.0
Robbery 60 128.4 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 110 235.4 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 178 380.9 486.0 359.0
Burglary 214 457.9 305.8 229.0
Larceny 1,219 2,608.3 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 419 896.5 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 1,852 3,962.7 2,078.4 1,760.0

Newark Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Newark

178
Violent Crimes
380.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
6.09%
Above The National Average
  • There were 178 violent crimes in Newark in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Newark is 380.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 262.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Newark each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 6.09% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -21.64% lower than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Newark

1,852
Property Crimes
3,962.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
125.15%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,852 property crimes in Newark in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Newark is 3,962.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 25.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Newark each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 125.15% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 90.66% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Newark

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fremont, CA 224,820 5,673 2,523.4 2,327.6 195.7
Hayward, CA 153,419 6,342 4,133.8 3,656.7 477.1
Sunnyvale, CA 150,893 3,250 2,153.8 1,909.3 244.5
San Mateo, CA 99,929 2,125 2,126.5 1,883.3 243.2
San Ramon, CA 84,452 1,013 1,199.5 1,113.1 86.4
Mountain View, CA 81,461 2,509 3,080.0 2,773.1 306.9
Milpitas, CA 76,523 2,676 3,497.0 3,183.4 313.6
Pleasanton, CA 73,054 1,309 1,791.8 1,676.8 115.0
Palo Alto, CA 65,079 2,112 3,245.3 3,033.2 212.0
Cupertino, CA 56,375 946 1,678.0 1,566.3 111.8

Newark SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
10
Affordability
4
Diversity
10
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
4
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