Newport, TN Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Newport

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Newport_{/100k people}	Tennessee_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	677	n/a (estimate)	9,862	3,548	2,860
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Newport_{/100k people}	Tennessee_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	6.2	4.9
Rape	2	n/a	29.1	40.5	38.6
Robbery	5	n/a	72.8	113.2	101.9
Assault	86	n/a	1,252.7	452.2	237.8
Violent crime	93	n/a (estimate)	1,355	612	373
Burglary	68	n/a	990.5	655.2	491.4
Theft	495	n/a	7,210.5	2,086.0	1,775.4
Vehicle theft	21	n/a	305.9	195.0	220.2
Property crime	584	n/a (estimate)	8,507	2,936	2,487

The table above illustrates an overview of the annual crime reported in Newport, TN. These figures on reported criminal activity in Newport, TN, based on a reported crime per 100,000 citizens, is shown in order to compare these rates across disparate categories. You will notice that the crimes collected here, for comparison purposes, have been separated between violent crimes and those involving or threatening property. According to the annual crime data, the crime rate in Newport, TN is 178% higher than the average of the whole of the state of Tennessee, and when compared with the national average, is 245% higher than. When looking at violent crimes, Newport, TN has 121% higher than violent crime rate than Tennessee average, while remaining 264% higher than the national average. In property crime, Newport, TN is 190% higher than the average of Tennessee and is 242% higher than the national average.

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Newport is 245% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 27.02 daily crimes that occur in Newport.
Newport is safer than 0% of the cities in the United States.
In Newport you have a 1 in 11 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Newport has decreased by 11%.

Find Real Estate Listings In Newport

New Real Estate Listings In Newport

Compare Newport, TN Crime To Other Cities

Daily Crime In Newport (per 100,000 people)

The number of daily crimes per 100,000 residents in Newport, TN is demonstrated in the illustration above. So that direct comparisons can be made, the number of daily crimes for Tennessee and on a national level are also posted. As you can see, the daily crimes for Newport, TN are 2.78 times more than the Tennessee average and 3.45 times more than the national level. Daily violent Crimes in Newport, TN are 2.21 times more than than Tennessee and 3.64 times more than the national mean. While daily property crimes in Newport, TN are 2.90 times more than than Tennessee and 3.42 times more than the national average.

How Safe is Newport (higher is better)

How safe is Newport, TN compared to other cities in Tennessee and the rest of the cities across the United States? The graphs above show that Newport, TN is safer than 0% of the cities in Tennessee and 0% of the cities in the United States. These results are determined by analyzing all cities in Tennessee and across the US as a whole and determining how many total cities have a lower crime rate than Newport, TN. Overall, Newport, TN is ranked below average compared to all other cities across the United States.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Newport

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Newport is 1 in 74

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Newport is 1 in 12

The chance of being a victim of crime in Newport is 1 in 11

Have you ever worried about your odds of becoming a crime victim in Newport, TN? The above illustrations display your chances being the victim of property crimes, violent crimes, or either crime. In Newport, TN your chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime is 1 in 74. Types of violent crimes may include assault, robbery, rape, or murder. You also have a 1 in 12 chance of being the victim of a property crime such as vehicle theft, personal property theft, and burglary. Your overall risk of becoming a crime victim in Newport, TN is 1 in 11.

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

An analysis of year to year crime rates in Newport, TN is a useful indicator of whether the area is becoming a safer area to live or a more dangerous area. In the above graph, you can see that the year to year crime rates are shown for the total crime, property crime, and violent crime per 100,000 people. The amount of violent crime in Newport, TN has increased by 30%, the amount of property crime in Newport, TN has decreased by 15%, and the total amount of crime in Newport, TN has decreased by 11% year to year.

Newport police department

Item	Newport	Tennessee	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	32	11,551	556,527
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	4.6	3.6	3.3

There are a total of 32 Newport police officers. This results in 4.6 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 28.2% greater than the Tennessee average and 40.4% greater than the National average.

Sex offenders in Tennessee

State	Total offenders	Tennessee_/100K	National_/100K
Tennessee	20,539	344	222

There are a total of 20,539 sex offenders in Tennessee. This yields a total of 344 sex offenders in Tennessee per 100,000 residents which is 55% 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}
Baneberry, TN	491	282	1,353	1,635
Pittman Center, TN	422	485	2,328	2,813
White Pine, TN	2,405	89	3,624	3,714
Dandridge, TN	2,834	588	3,181	3,769
Fairgarden, TN	384	735	3,528	4,263
Newport, TN	6,890	1,355	8,507	9,862

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
St. Albans, VT	6,889	497	4,425	4,922
Pratt, KS	6,889	172	3,444	3,616
Laurel, MT	6,887	186	2,418	2,604
Lampasas, TX	6,885	313	3,142	3,454
Westville, IN	6,895	464	3,105	3,569
Newport, TN	6,890	1,355	8,507	9,862

Source: The Newport, TN 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.