Newport, NH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Newport:

  • There were 93 total crimes committed in Newport the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,450.6 total crimes per 100K people in Newport.
  • The overall crime rate in Newport is -37.59% below the national average.
  • Newport ranks #164 safest out of 194 cities in New Hampshire.
  • Newport ranks #5,169 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.

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 1,450.6 per 100,000 people. That's -37.59% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 16.49% higher than the New Hampshire total crime rate of 1,245.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Newport
/ 100k People
New Hampshire
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 93 1,450.6 1,245.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 0.9 6.3
Robbery 2 31.2 20.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 9 140.4 85.3 268.2
Violent Crime 13 202.8 146.4 369.8
Burglary 6 93.6 103.3 269.8
Larceny 71 1,107.5 919.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 46.8 76.4 282.7
Property Crime 80 1,247.9 1,098.9 1,954.4

Newport Crime Compared To New Hampshire Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Newport

13
Violent Crimes
202.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-45.17%
Below The National Average
  • There were 13 violent crimes in Newport in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Newport is 202.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 493.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Newport each year. That compares to a 1 in 683.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -45.17% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 38.52% higher than the New Hampshire violent crime rate of 146.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Newport

80
Property Crimes
1,247.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-36.15%
Below The National Average
  • There were 80 property crimes in Newport in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Newport is 1,247.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 80.1 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 -36.15% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 13.55% higher than the New Hampshire property crime rate of 1,098.9 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
Goffstown, NH 18,375 135 734.7 642.2 92.5
Milford, NH 16,331 64 391.9 349.0 42.9
Lebanon, NH 15,702 296 1,885.1 1,725.9 159.2
Claremont, NH 13,153 319 2,425.3 2,258.0 167.3
Hanover, NH 11,778 71 602.8 517.9 84.9
Springfield, VT 9,180 223 2,429.2 2,156.9 272.3
Charlestown, NH 4,950 23 464.6 383.8 80.8
New London, NH 4,354 21 482.3 367.5 114.8
Norwich, VT 3,681 26 706.3 679.2 27.2
Windsor, VT 3,595 43 1,196.1 1,084.8 111.3

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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