Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Newport County
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Newport County residents.
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1 in 686
Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Newport County is about 1 in 686.
$11
Drug-Related Crime costs the average Newport County resident about $11 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Newport County in green. The most dangerous areas in Newport County are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
Is Newport County, RI Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The A grade means the rate of drug-related crime is much lower than the average US county. Newport County is in the 88th percentile for safety, meaning 12% of counties are safer and 88% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Newport County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.
The rate of drug-related crime in Newport County is 1.458 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Newport County generally consider the east part of the county to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Newport County may be as high as 1 in 357 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 967 in the east part of the county.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the northeast parts of Newport County, RI: about 33 per year. The northwest part of Newport County has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.
How Newport County's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Newport County to the Rhode Island state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Newport County, RI: | 1.458 |
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| Rhode Island: | 1.772 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Newport County is safer than the Rhode Island state average and safer than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
The Cost of Drug-Related Crime in Newport County, RI
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Newport County about $972,913 in 2025, or roughly $11 per resident. This is part of Newport County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Newport County, including every crime type and how Newport County compares to other counties.
Interpreting the Drug-Related Crime Map
Remember that drug-related crime rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Newport County's crime maps on the Newport County overall crime page.
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Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties
Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of drug-related crime in Newport County is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Newport County.
Nearby County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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A | A+ | A | A- | |
A- | A+ | A- | A- | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
A | B- | A- | A | |
B+ | A- | B | A- | |
A | C | A | A+ | |
A+ | B+ | A | A+ | |
A | A+ | B+ | A+ | |
B+ | A+ | C+ | A+ | |
A+ | B | A | A+ |
Drug-Related Crime in County with Similar Populations
Newport County is lower versus other counties of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares drug-related crime in counties with comparable overall population.
Similar County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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B | B | B | C | |
B+ | A+ | A+ | C+ | |
A- | B+ | B+ | C | |
C | C+ | C+ | A+ | |
A | A- | A- | A | |
A+ | B | B | A | |
B+ | B- | B- | A+ | |
B | B | B | B | |
D | D | D | D+ | |
A | B+ | B+ | A |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Newport County, RI average SchoolGrade of C+, with 39% actual proficiency versus 48% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Newport County schools on SchoolGrade
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