Number of people in prison in 2020 from each Newark neighborhood
| Newark neighborhoods | Number of people in state prison from each Newark neighborhood, 2020 | Census population, 2020 | Total population, 2020 | Imprisonment rate per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairmount | 168 | 16,172 | 16,340 | 1,028 |
| West Side | 203 | 17,966 | 18,169 | 1,117 |
| Lincoln Park | 77 | 9,736 | 9,723 | 792 |
| University Heights | 38 | 11,572 | 11,610 | 327 |
| Weequahic | 199 | 24,891 | 25,090 | 793 |
| Vailsburg | 248 | 40,883 | 41,131 | 603 |
| Lower Clinton Hill | 117 | 9,202 | 9,319 | 1,256 |
| Belmont | 166 | 12,586 | 12,752 | 1,302 |
| Lower Broadway | 92 | 15,074 | 15,166 | 607 |
| Upper Roseville | 65 | 18,416 | 18,481 | 352 |
| Forest Hill | 60 | 19,066 | 19,126 | 314 |
| Mount Pleasant | 55 | 8,858 | 8,913 | 617 |
| North Broadway/Woodside | 64 | 12,623 | 12,687 | 504 |
| Downtown | 41 | 7,756 | 7,797 | 526 |
| Lower Roseville | 80 | 14,232 | 14,312 | 559 |
| Dayton | 36 | 2,883 | 2,919 | 1,233 |
| Upper Clinton Hill | 233 | 20,282 | 20,515 | 1,136 |
| Newark Industrial District | 10 | 9,920 | 6,685 | 150 |
| Ironbound | 67 | 51,051 | 51,118 | 131 |
Sources and methodology
- Newark neighborhoods
- This is the Newark neighborhood as last modified in 2020 by the city.
- Number of people in state prison from each Newark neighborhood, 2020
- This is the number of people from each Newark neighborhoods in state prison as of 2020. See the methodology section of the report.
- Census population, 2020
- This is the population of the Newark neighborhoods as reported in the 2020 Census.
- Total population, 2020
- This is the total population of the Newark neighborhoods as reflected in the 2020 Census plus the imprisoned population.
- Imprisonment rate per 100,000
- This is the number of imprisoned people divided by the total population and then multiplied by 100,000. It allows ready comparison of the frequency of imprisonment between each Newark neighborhoods of different population sizes.
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