Newport, SC Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Newport

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Newport_{/100k people}	South Carolina_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,196 (estimate)	3,798	2,860
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Newport_{/100k people}	South Carolina_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	8.1	4.9
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	46.9	38.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	80.3	101.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	369.1	237.8
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	159 (estimate)	505	373
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	705.7	491.4
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	2,322.7	1,775.4
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	264.9	220.2
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	1,037 (estimate)	3,293	2,487

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The overall crime rate in Newport is 58% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 3.28 daily crimes that occur in Newport.
Newport is safer than 68% of the cities in the United States.
In Newport you have a 1 in 84 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Newport has decreased by 28%.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Newport

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Newport is 1 in 631

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Newport is 1 in 97

The chance of being a victim of crime in Newport is 1 in 84

Year Over Year Crime In Newport (per 100,000 people)

Newport police department

Item	Newport	South Carolina	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	5,812	556,527
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	5.1	3.3

Sex offenders in South Carolina

State	Total offenders	South Carolina_/100K	National_/100K
South Carolina	12,678	314	222

There are a total of 12,678 sex offenders in South Carolina. This yields a total of 314 sex offenders in South Carolina per 100,000 residents which is 41% greater than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Marvin, NC	5,806	113	894	1,007
Lake Wylie, SC	9,640	177	1,155	1,332
Catawba, SC	1,438	185	1,209	1,394
India Hook, SC	3,804	190	1,243	1,433
Lesslie, SC	2,408	192	1,256	1,448
Newport, SC	3,724	159	1,037	1,196

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Aledo, IL	3,724	0	2,238	2,238
Clyde, TX	3,723	159	1,937	2,096
Rochester, IL	3,725	158	607	766
South Toms River, NJ	3,722	238	2,354	2,592
Village Green, NY	3,722	231	974	1,204
Newport, SC	3,724	159	1,037	1,196

Source: The Newport, SC crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2015. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.