Newport, KY Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Newport, KY 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 on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Newport:

  • There were 571 total crimes committed in Newport in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,167.3 total crimes per 100K people in Newport.
  • The overall crime rate in Newport is 96.64% above the national average.
  • Newport ranks #229 safest out of 232 cities in Kentucky.
  • Newport ranks #9,342 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Newport Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Newport is 4,167.3 per 100,000 people. That's 96.64% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 166.62% higher than the Kentucky total crime rate of 1,563.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Newport
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 571 4,167.3 1,563.0 2,119.2
Murder 1 7.3 6.1 5.0
Robbery 13 94.9 35.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 21 153.3 139.5 256.0
Violent Crime 45 328.4 213.1 359.0
Burglary 31 226.2 193.6 229.0
Larceny 439 3,203.9 930.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 56 408.7 226.2 259.0
Property Crime 526 3,838.9 1,349.9 1,760.0

Newport Crime Compared To Kentucky Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Kentucky.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Newport

45
Violent Crimes
328.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-8.52%
Below The National Average
  • There were 45 violent crimes in Newport in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Newport is 328.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 304.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Newport each year. That compares to a 1 in 469.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -8.52% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 54.10% higher than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 213.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Newport

526
Property Crimes
3,838.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
118.12%
Above The National Average
  • There were 526 property crimes in Newport in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Newport is 3,838.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 26.0 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 118.12% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 184.38% higher than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,349.9 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
Fort Thomas, KY 16,826 90 534.9 487.3 47.5
Montgomery, OH 10,784 75 695.5 658.4 37.1
Madeira, OH 9,400 35 372.3 372.3 0.0
Wyoming, OH 8,643 60 694.2 601.6 92.6
Fort Wright, KY 6,132 35 570.8 505.5 65.2
Dayton, KY 5,833 57 977.2 737.2 240.0
Bellevue, KY 5,713 63 1,102.7 1,015.2 87.5
Ludlow, KY 4,313 51 1,182.5 1,089.7 92.7
Southgate, KY 3,786 36 950.9 871.6 79.2
Park Hills, KY 3,142 18 572.9 477.4 95.5

Newport SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
5
Diversity
7
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
7
Commute
8
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