Newport, AR Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Newport, AR Summary

Crime in Newport research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Newport over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Newport:

  • There were 499 total crimes committed in Newport the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 6,803.0 total crimes per 100K people in Newport.
  • The overall crime rate in Newport is 192.70% above the national average.
  • Newport ranks #203 safest out of 206 cities in Arkansas.
  • Newport ranks #9,696 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Newport Vs Arkansas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Newport is 6,803.0 per 100,000 people. That's 192.70% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 107.07% higher than the Arkansas total crime rate of 3,285.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Newport
/ 100k People
Arkansas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 499 6,803.0 3,285.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 10.6 6.3
Robbery 5 68.2 52.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 102 1,390.6 535.8 268.2
Violent Crime 119 1,622.4 671.9 369.8
Burglary 98 1,336.1 523.1 269.8
Larceny 267 3,640.1 1,828.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 15 204.5 261.8 282.7
Property Crime 380 5,180.6 2,613.4 1,954.4

Newport Crime Compared To Arkansas Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Arkansas.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Newport

119
Violent Crimes
1,622.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
338.71%
Above The National Average
  • There were 119 violent crimes in Newport in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Newport is 1,622.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 61.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Newport each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 338.71% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 141.45% higher than the Arkansas violent crime rate of 671.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Newport

380
Property Crimes
5,180.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
165.08%
Above The National Average
  • There were 380 property crimes in Newport in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Newport is 5,180.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 19.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Newport each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 165.08% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 98.23% higher than the Arkansas property crime rate of 2,613.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Newport

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Jonesboro, AR 79,865 3,171 3,970.5 3,324.4 646.1
Searcy, AR 23,175 975 4,207.1 3,693.6 513.5
Batesville, AR 11,129 249 2,237.4 1,833.0 404.3
Wynne, AR 8,234 338 4,104.9 3,048.3 1,056.6
Pocahontas, AR 7,657 219 2,860.1 2,494.4 365.7
Heber Springs, AR 7,353 227 3,087.2 2,556.8 530.4
Trumann, AR 7,283 359 4,929.3 4,009.3 920.0
Tuckerman, AR 1,750 21 1,200.0 685.7 514.3
Diaz, AR 1,266 7 552.9 316.0 237.0

Newport SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
3
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
2
Amenities
7
Education
4
Commute
10
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