Newport, WA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Newport, WA 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 41 total crimes committed in Newport the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,879.0 total crimes per 100K people in Newport.
  • The overall crime rate in Newport is -19.15% below the national average.
  • Newport ranks #56 safest out of 177 cities in Washington.
  • Newport ranks #6,276 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 Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Newport is 1,879.0 per 100,000 people. That's -19.15% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -37.91% lower than the Washington total crime rate of 3,026.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Newport
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 41 1,879.0 3,026.1 2,324.2
Murder 1 45.8 3.9 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 67.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 137.5 187.6 268.2
Violent Crime 4 183.3 293.7 369.8
Burglary 4 183.3 522.1 269.8
Larceny 30 1,374.9 1,854.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 137.5 356.1 282.7
Property Crime 37 1,695.7 2,732.4 1,954.4

Newport Crime Compared To Washington Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Newport

4
Violent Crimes
183.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-50.43%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Newport in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Newport is 183.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 545.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Newport each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -50.43% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -37.58% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Newport

37
Property Crimes
1,695.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-13.24%
Below The National Average
  • There were 37 property crimes in Newport in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Newport is 1,695.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 59.0 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 -13.24% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -37.94% lower than the Washington property crime rate of 2,732.4 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
Spokane, WA 229,292 14,694 6,408.4 5,736.4 672.1
Spokane Valley, WA 108,076 4,750 4,395.1 4,062.0 333.1
Post Falls, ID 46,306 575 1,241.7 1,047.4 194.4
Liberty Lake, WA 12,897 272 2,109.0 1,907.4 201.6
Airway Heights, WA 10,803 472 4,369.2 4,045.2 324.0
Sandpoint, ID 9,429 106 1,124.2 1,050.0 74.2
Spirit Lake, ID 2,578 23 892.2 775.8 116.4
Priest River, ID 1,810 15 828.7 663.0 165.7
Ponderay, ID 1,653 23 1,391.4 1,391.4 0.0

Newport SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
7
Safety
8
Amenities
7
Education
5
Commute
8
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