Healthcare & Safety — Newark, New Jersey

Hospitals

HospitalRatingEmergency
NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTERN/A starsN/A
CLARA MAASS MEDICAL CENTERN/A starsN/A
VA NEW JERSEY HEALTH CARE SYSTEMN/A starsN/A
HACKENSACK MERIDIAN MOUNTAINSIDE MEDICALN/A starsN/A
COOPERMAN BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTERN/A starsN/A
CAREWELL HEALTH MEDICAL CENTERN/A starsN/A
SAINT MICHAEL'S MEDICAL CENTERN/A starsN/A
THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALN/A starsN/A
SILVER LAKE HOSPITAL LTACHN/A starsN/A
ESSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTERN/A starsN/A

County Health Rankings

Adult Obesity0.291%
Adult Smoking0.124%
Uninsured0.1063545064%
Physical Inactivity0.257%
Excessive Drinking0.168953548%
Poor Health0.165%
Children Poverty0.184%

Crime

Violent Crime RateN/A
Property Crime RateN/A

Emergency Services

ServiceNameDistance
PoliceESSEX COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICEN/A mi
PoliceUNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY PUBLIC SAFETYN/A mi
PoliceESSEX COUNTY PROSECUTORS OFFICE - INVESTIGATIVE DIVISIONN/A mi
FireNewark Fire Department Engine 7N/A mi
FireNewark Fire Department Engine 6N/A mi
FireNewark Fire Department Engine 11N/A mi
EMSINNER CITY TRANSIT MEDICAL TRANSPORTATIONN/A mi
EMSRAPID RESPOND AMBULANCEN/A mi
EMSNEWARK FIRE DEPARTMENT RESCUE 1N/A mi

VA Medical Facilities

Traffic Safety (County, N/A)

Fatal Crashes49
Fatalities53
Fatality Rate (per 100K)6.1
Drunk Driving Crashes0
Pedestrian Fatalities31

Vaccination (County)

COVID Dose 195.0%
Fully VaccinatedN/A
BoosterN/A

Overdose Deaths (County, N/A)

Death Rate (per 100K)37.48
Sources: County Health Rankings 2025; FBI UCR/NIBRS 2024; NHTSA FARS 2023.