The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Newark, CA: Crime Maps and Statistics

C-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	B+

Which crimes are included?

$20.4 million

Cost of Crime™ for Newark, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,321 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Newark with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Newark, CA Safe?

The C- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Newark's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Newark sits in the 37th percentile, ahead of 37% of cities and behind 63%. The grade covers only Newark's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Newark is 28.77 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 18 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 63 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Newark, CA report the most crime, about 421 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 42 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Newark, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Newark for 2025 is $20,377,746, about $421 per resident and $1,321 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 53.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.7%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Newark Compared to Other Cities?

Newark, CA:	$421
Lodi, CA:	$1387
Rescue, CA:	$213
California:	$491
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Newark is $421 per year, which is $43 less than the national average and $70 less than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Newark:

In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $966 more than in Newark.
In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $208 less than in Newark

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Newark for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Newark	Cost per Newark Resident
Murder	$4.13 million	$85
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.67 million	$34
Robbery	$1.36 million	$28
Assault	$2.30 million	$47
Kidnapping	$348,766	$7
Vehicle Theft	$4.60 million	$95
Burglary	$817,080	$17
Theft	$3.01 million	$62
Arson	$298,718	$6
Vandalism	$734,583	$15
Animal Cruelty	$3,866	$0
Drug Crimes	$971,128	$20
Identity Theft	$143,458	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$20,377,746	$421

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Newark, CA

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Newark totals $36,729,035 ($759 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $57,106,781 ($1,180 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The southeast part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Newark has 2, do the same, and of Newark's 48,394 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Newark Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Newark residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.652
Robbery	0.8908
Rape	0.5685
Murder	0.0454
Total Violent Crime	3.157 (C)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	12.01
Vehicle Theft	6.137
Burglary	1.862
Arson	0.2556
Total Property Crime	20.27 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1189
Drug Crimes	2.713
Vandalism	2.125
Identity Theft	0.3830
Animal Cruelty	0.0108
Total "Other" Rate	5.350 (B+)

Individual Newark Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Newark is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Newark.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Fremont, CA	C+	C	C-
Union City, CA	C	C+	D+
East Palo Alto, CA	C-	D	D+
Hayward, CA	C-	D+	D+
Alviso, CA	D+	F	D
Sunol, CA	C+	C	D+
Palo Alto, CA	D-	D+	F
Menlo Park, CA	C-	D+	D+
Fairview, CA	C+	C	C-
Milpitas, CA	B-	D-	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Newark is similar versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Shelby, NC	D	D	D
Fallbrook, CA	D+	C-	C-
Greenacres, FL	B	C+	C+
Herndon, VA	B-	A	A
Hutchinson, KS	D	D	D
Issaquah, WA	C	B-	B-
Urbandale, IA	B-	B-	B-
Johnstown, PA	B-	C	C
Taylors, SC	D	C	C
Bartlett, TN	D+	D+	D+

Considering only the crime rate, Newark is safer than the California state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Newark, CA average SchoolGrade of B+, with 51% actual proficiency versus 47% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Newark schools on SchoolGrade

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