Newport, TN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Newport, TN 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 428 total crimes committed in Newport the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 6,138.8 total crimes per 100K people in Newport.
  • The overall crime rate in Newport is 164.13% above the national average.
  • Newport ranks #245 safest out of 249 cities in Tennessee.
  • Newport ranks #9,620 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 Tennessee And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Newport is 6,138.8 per 100,000 people. That's 164.13% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 93.93% higher than the Tennessee total crime rate of 3,165.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Newport
/ 100k People
Tennessee
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 428 6,138.8 3,165.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.6 6.3
Robbery 1 14.3 81.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 26 372.9 543.2 268.2
Violent Crime 31 444.6 672.7 369.8
Burglary 26 372.9 384.5 269.8
Larceny 342 4,905.3 1,802.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 29 415.9 306.4 282.7
Property Crime 397 5,694.2 2,492.8 1,954.4

Newport Crime Compared To Tennessee Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Newport

31
Violent Crimes
444.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
20.24%
Above The National Average
  • There were 31 violent crimes in Newport in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Newport is 444.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 224.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Newport each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 20.24% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -33.90% lower than the Tennessee violent crime rate of 672.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Newport

397
Property Crimes
5,694.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
191.35%
Above The National Average
  • There were 397 property crimes in Newport in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Newport is 5,694.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 17.6 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 191.35% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 128.43% higher than the Tennessee property crime rate of 2,492.8 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
Asheville, NC 93,729 5,690 6,070.7 5,132.9 937.8
Morristown, TN 30,988 1,364 4,401.7 3,682.1 719.6
Sevierville, TN 19,021 831 4,368.9 3,711.7 657.2
Alcoa, TN 11,689 293 2,506.6 2,104.5 402.1
Waynesville, NC 10,225 396 3,872.9 3,442.5 430.3
Woodfin, NC 8,097 102 1,259.7 1,074.5 185.3
Church Hill, TN 7,105 46 647.4 351.9 295.6
Jonesborough, TN 6,081 95 1,562.2 1,480.0 82.2
Erwin, TN 5,931 36 607.0 556.4 50.6
Dandridge, TN 3,475 77 2,215.8 1,726.6 489.2

Newport SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
4
Affordability
6
Diversity
7
Safety
2
Amenities
8
Education
4
Commute
9
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