Newport, NH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Newport, NH 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 65 total crimes committed in Newport in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,008.4 total crimes per 100K people in Newport.
  • The overall crime rate in Newport is -52.42% below the national average.
  • Newport ranks #152 safest out of 187 cities in New Hampshire.
  • Newport ranks #4,442 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.

Additional research about crime in New Hampshire

Newport Vs New Hampshire And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Newport is 1,008.4 per 100,000 people. That's -52.42% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -1.92% lower than the New Hampshire total crime rate of 1,028.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Newport
/ 100k People
New Hampshire
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 65 1,008.4 1,028.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.0 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 12.6 61.0
Aggravated Assault 13 201.7 62.8 256.0
Violent Crime 24 372.3 110.1 359.0
Burglary 5 77.6 48.1 229.0
Larceny 27 418.9 805.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 9 139.6 64.4 259.0
Property Crime 41 636.1 918.0 1,760.0

Newport Crime Compared To New Hampshire Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Newport

24
Violent Crimes
372.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
3.71%
Above The National Average
  • There were 24 violent crimes in Newport in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Newport is 372.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 268.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Newport each year. That compares to a 1 in 908.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 3.71% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 238.24% higher than the New Hampshire violent crime rate of 110.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Newport

41
Property Crimes
636.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-63.86%
Below The National Average
  • There were 41 property crimes in Newport in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Newport is 636.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 157.2 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 -63.86% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -30.71% lower than the New Hampshire property crime rate of 918.0 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
Milford, NH 16,517 80 484.3 448.0 36.3
Lebanon, NH 15,709 267 1,699.7 1,604.2 95.5
Claremont, NH 13,165 271 2,058.5 1,868.6 189.9
Hanover, NH 12,421 56 450.8 450.8 0.0

Newport SnackAbility

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