Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Newport has a violent crime rate of 247 per 100,000 residents, 35% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 80.2 per 100,000, robbery at 100.2, rape at 60.1. The murder rate is 6.7 per 100,000 (above the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 3,655 per 100,000, 86% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 2,820, burglary at 555, vehicle theft at 281 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 75 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Newport receives a safety grade of F.
Crime Rates: Newport vs U.S. Average (per 100,000)