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)	1,180 (estimate)	3,746	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Newport_{/100k people}	South Carolina_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	7.4	5.3
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	48.1	40.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	81.3	102.8
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	365.0	248.5
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	158 (estimate)	502	386
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	664.7	468.9
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	2,298.5	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	280.6	236.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	1,021 (estimate)	3,244	2,451

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Marvin, NC	6,056	121	890	1,011
Lake Wylie, SC	11,472	176	1,138	1,314
Catawba, SC	926	184	1,191	1,375
India Hook, SC	4,192	189	1,224	1,413
Lesslie, SC	2,234	191	1,237	1,429
Tega Cay, SC	9,026	80	1,924	2,004
Clover, SC	5,593	170	2,179	2,349
Newport, SC	3,493	158	1,021	1,180

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Newport is 58% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 3.23 daily crimes that occur in Newport.
Newport is safer than 69% of the cities in the United States.
In Newport you have a 1 in 85 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Newport has decreased by 1%.

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Daily Crime In Newport (per 100,000 people)

How Safe is Newport (higher is better)

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Newport

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Newport is 1 in 633

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Newport is 1 in 98

The chance of being a victim of crime in Newport is 1 in 85

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	558,732
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.

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Etowah, TN	3,493	457	2,798	3,254
Gooding, ID	3,494	86	1,401	1,487
Camden, DE	3,494	399	5,581	5,980
Germantown Hills, IL	3,491	152	715	867
Society Hill, NJ	3,495	122	772	895
Newport, SC	3,493	158	1,021	1,180

Source: The Newport, SC crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. 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.