USA.com / Delaware / New Castle County / Newark, DE / Crime and Crime Rate

Newark, DE Crime and Crime Rate

Basic InfoPopulation/RacesIncome/CareersHousingEducationCrime/Crime RateOthers

Hot Rankings

Fastest / Slowest Growing Cities Nearby

Best / Worst Cities by Crime Rate Nearby

Richest / Poorest Cities by Income Nearby

Expensive / Cheapest Homes Nearby

Most / Least Educated Cities Nearby

Fastest / Slowest Growing Cities in DE

High / Low DE Cities by Males Employed

High / Low DE Cities by Females Employed

Best / Worst Cities by Crime Rate in DE

Richest / Poorest Cities by Income in DE

Expensive / Cheapest Homes by City in DE

Most / Least Educated Cities in DE

The Newark crime rate is lower than the Delaware average crime rate and is about the same as the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #16

Newark, DE	1,675.21
Delaware	1,973.52
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Newark, DE Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Newark, DE	Count	1	5	33	65	100	613	32	8
	Newark, DE	Per 100,000	3.0	15.2	100.6	198.1	304.8	1,868.2	97.5	24.4	1,140
	Delaware	Per 100,000	5.8	26.6	135.6	306.4	616.5	2,230.1	135.4	NA	1,663
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Newark, DE	Count	0	7	30	80	103	710	14	2
	Newark, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	21.4	91.8	244.8	315.2	2,173.0	42.8	6.1	1,212
	Delaware	Per 100,000	4.2	28.7	132.4	313.7	662.3	2,259.4	143.9	NA	1,687
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Newark, DE	Count	0	8	43	79	177	806	34	6
	Newark, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	25.0	134.5	247.1	553.7	2,521.5	106.4	18.8	1,535
	Delaware	Per 100,000	6.2	26.5	162.7	352.0	803.7	2,380.6	156.6	NA	1,897
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Newark, DE	Count	1	7	43	80	179	746	24	5
	Newark, DE	Per 100,000	3.1	22.0	135.3	251.8	563.3	2,347.7	75.5	15.7	1,519
	Delaware	Per 100,000	4.5	31.9	169.5	353.5	830.2	2,411.8	168.7	NA	1,937
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Newark, DE	Count	1	10	39	89	185	733	29	11
	Newark, DE	Per 100,000	3.3	32.7	127.7	291.4	605.7	2,399.9	94.9	36.0	1,648
	Delaware	Per 100,000	5.3	34.7	203.7	377.1	836.9	2,396.5	214.8	NA	2,062
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Newark, DE	Count	1	7	47	70	163	755	40	9
	Newark, DE	Per 100,000	3.3	23.3	156.8	233.5	543.6	2,518.1	133.4	30.0	1,605
	Delaware	Per 100,000	4.6	38.2	188.8	405.0	783.2	2,351.0	215.5	NA	2,036
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Newark, DE	Count	0	9	57	106	192	888	77	11
	Newark, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	29.9	189.3	352.0	637.6	2,948.7	255.7	36.5	1,971
	Delaware	Per 100,000	6.5	41.9	210.5	444.4	774.3	2,520.0	291.0	NA	2,230
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Newark, DE	Count	0	10	60	110	200	814	69	7
	Newark, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	33.2	199.0	364.7	663.2	2,699.1	228.8	23.2	1,951
	Delaware	Per 100,000	4.3	38.9	197.3	448.8	733.3	2,369.0	267.8	NA	2,096
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Newark, DE	Count	0	14	78	91	215	840	114	10
	Newark, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	46.0	256.5	299.2	706.9	2,761.8	374.8	32.9	2,147
	Delaware	Per 100,000	4.9	46.9	203.3	426.5	725.2	2,362.8	329.9	NA	2,158
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Newark, DE	Count	1	18	48	93	197	806	85	9
	Newark, DE	Per 100,000	3.3	59.4	158.4	307.0	650.3	2,660.6	280.6	29.7	2,023
	Delaware	Per 100,000	4.4	44.7	154.8	428.2	688.9	2,144.0	278.5	NA	1,969
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Newark, DE	54.22
Delaware	32.56
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Newark, DE Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Newark, DE	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Newark, DE	Per 100,000	3.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	30
	Delaware	Per 100,000	1.4	0.7	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.0	13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Newark, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Newark, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Delaware	Per 100,000	1.3	1.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	12
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Newark, DE	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Newark, DE	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Delaware	Per 100,000	1.1	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Newark, DE	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Newark, DE	Per 100,000	3.1	0.0	0.0	3.1	0.0	0.0	31
	Delaware	Per 100,000	1.7	1.0	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Newark, DE	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Newark, DE	Per 100,000	9.8	9.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	98
	Delaware	Per 100,000	2.2	1.2	0.6	0.3	0.1	0.0	22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Newark, DE	Count	5	1	4	0	0	0
	Newark, DE	Per 100,000	16.7	3.3	13.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	166
	Delaware	Per 100,000	4.2	2.3	1.1	0.3	0.5	0.0	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Newark, DE	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Newark, DE	Per 100,000	3.3	0.0	0.0	3.3	0.0	0.0	33
	Delaware	Per 100,000	6.6	3.8	1.5	0.7	0.7	0.0	66
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Newark, DE	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Newark, DE	Per 100,000	3.3	0.0	3.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	33
	Delaware	Per 100,000	5.7	3.2	0.7	0.8	1.1	0.0	57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Newark, DE	Count	3	1	1	0	1	0
	Newark, DE	Per 100,000	9.9	3.3	3.3	0.0	3.3	0.0	98
	Delaware	Per 100,000	5.6	3.4	0.7	0.8	0.6	0.1	56
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Newark, DE	2.22
Delaware	3.06
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Newark, DE Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Newark, DE	Count	87	67	20
	Newark, DE	Per 100,000	265.1	204.2	61.0	2.35
	Delaware	Per 100,000	347.1	234.8	112.3	2.91
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Newark, DE	Count	82	67	15
	Newark, DE	Per 100,000	251.0	205.1	45.9	2.28
	Delaware	Per 100,000	342.6	253.0	89.7	2.98
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Newark, DE	Count	83	66	17
	Newark, DE	Per 100,000	259.7	206.5	53.2	2.33
	Delaware	Per 100,000	343.7	251.1	92.6	2.97
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Newark, DE	Count	84	68	16
	Newark, DE	Per 100,000	264.4	214.0	50.4	2.39
	Delaware	Per 100,000	346.2	250.8	95.4	2.98
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Newark, DE	Count	80	64	16
	Newark, DE	Per 100,000	261.9	209.5	52.4	2.36
	Delaware	Per 100,000	353.2	258.8	94.4	3.06
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Newark, DE	Count	77	61	16
	Newark, DE	Per 100,000	256.8	203.4	53.4	2.30
	Delaware	Per 100,000	353.4	259.5	93.9	3.06
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Newark, DE	Count	79	63	16
	Newark, DE	Per 100,000	262.3	209.2	53.1	2.36
	Delaware	Per 100,000	362.3	263.4	99.0	3.13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Newark, DE	Count	81	65	16
	Newark, DE	Per 100,000	268.6	215.5	53.1	2.42
	Delaware	Per 100,000	366.2	262.0	104.2	3.14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Newark, DE	Count	78	62	16
2005	Newark, DE	Count	75	59	16