Murder per Capita in Downtown Newport News
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Downtown Newport News residents.
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Murder costs the average Downtown Newport News resident about $379 per year.
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Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Downtown Newport News in green. The most dangerous areas in Downtown Newport News 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 Downtown Newport News, Newport News, VA Safe from Murder?
The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US neighborhood. Downtown Newport News is in the 9th percentile for safety, meaning 91% of neighborhoods are safer and 9% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Downtown Newport News's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.
The rate of murder in Downtown Newport News is 0.2015 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Downtown Newport News generally consider the east part of the neighborhood to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Downtown Newport News may be as high as 1 in 4,358 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 5,774 in the east part of the neighborhood.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northwest parts of Downtown Newport News, Newport News, VA: about 0 per year. The north part of Downtown Newport News has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
How Downtown Newport News's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder rate in Downtown Newport News to the Virginia state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Downtown Newport News, Newport News, VA: | 0.2015 |
|---|---|
| Virginia: | 0.0793 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Downtown Newport News is less safe than the Virginia state average and less safe than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
The Cost of Murder in Downtown Newport News, Newport News, VA
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Downtown Newport News about $2,013,050 in 2025, or roughly $379 per resident. This is part of Downtown Newport News's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Downtown Newport News, including every crime type and how Downtown Newport News compares to other neighborhoods.
Interpreting the Murder Map
Remember that murder 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 Downtown Newport News's crime maps on the Downtown Newport News overall crime page.
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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods
Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Downtown Newport News is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Downtown Newport News.
Nearby Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D- | D+ | D- | F | |
C- | B- | C- | D | |
D- | B- | D- | D+ | |
C- | A- | D+ | D+ | |
D+ | C+ | D | D | |
D | B+ | D- | D- | |
D+ | C+ | D+ | D | |
C+ | B+ | B- | D | |
B- | B+ | B | D+ | |
C | B | C- | D- |
Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations
Downtown Newport News is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.
Similar Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B | A | A | A- | |
C | D | D | B- | |
F | D- | D- | C- | |
A- | B+ | B+ | A+ | |
A- | B+ | B+ | C+ | |
A+ | A | A | B | |
C | C- | C- | D- | |
A | C- | C- | A | |
B- | B- | B- | D+ | |
B | A- | A- | B- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Downtown Newport News, Newport News, VA average SchoolGrade of B, with 46% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Downtown Newport News schools on SchoolGrade
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