East Newark, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In East Newark, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 18 total crimes committed in East Newark the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 755.4 total crimes per 100K people in East Newark.
  • The overall crime rate in East Newark is -67.50% below the national average.
  • East Newark ranks #180 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • East Newark ranks #2,844 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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East Newark Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in East Newark is 755.4 per 100,000 people. That's -67.50% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -44.20% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
East Newark
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 18 755.4 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 1 42.0 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 167.9 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 5 209.8 195.4 369.8
Burglary 0 0.0 146.2 269.8
Larceny 11 461.6 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 83.9 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 13 545.5 1,158.2 1,954.4

East Newark Crime Compared To New Jersey Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in New Jersey.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In East Newark

5
Violent Crimes
209.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-43.26%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in East Newark in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in East Newark is 209.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 476.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in East Newark each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -43.26% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 7.40% higher than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In East Newark

13
Property Crimes
545.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-72.09%
Below The National Average
  • There were 13 property crimes in East Newark in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in East Newark is 545.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 183.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in East Newark each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -72.09% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -52.90% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around East Newark

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Newark, NJ 304,311 7,121 2,340.0 1,820.2 519.9
East Orange, NJ 64,320 1,104 1,716.4 1,259.3 457.1
Kearny, NJ 38,906 914 2,349.3 2,228.4 120.8
Westfield, NJ 30,628 238 777.1 760.7 16.3
Secaucus, NJ 20,519 648 3,158.0 2,924.1 233.9
Harrison, NJ 18,999 452 2,379.1 2,079.1 300.0
Rutherford, NJ 18,592 225 1,210.2 1,172.5 37.7
North Arlington, NJ 15,695 113 720.0 675.4 44.6
Florham Park, NJ 13,685 57 416.5 387.3 29.2
Oakland, NJ 12,616 60 475.6 443.9 31.7

East Newark SnackAbility

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