The city of New Castle, with a total population of 18,094, experienced 3,575 arrests over the past three years. During 2012, the arrest rate totaled 716.26 per 10,000 residents. This represents a 94.12% difference making New Castle higher than the national average of 368.98 per 10,000 residents. Of those, 11 were for violent crimes such as murder, rape, and robbery. The city of New Castle also handled 1,285 arrests for property crimes during 2012.
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The city of New Castle experienced a higher rate of non-violent crime. During 2012, New Castle totaled 11 violent crimes and 1,285 non-violent crimes.
During 2007-2012, New Castle experienced 84 violent crimes. Of those, 2 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter, another 28 were for legacy rape, 38 were for robbery, and 16 were for aggravated assault.