The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Newman, KY: Crime Maps and Statistics

B+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A+
Property Crime Grade	A-
Other Crime Grade	C+

Which crimes are included?

$55,073

Cost of Crime™ for Newman, KY

In 2025, crime will cost $717 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Newman with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Newman, KY Safe?

The B+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Newman's combined rate is lower than the norm. Newman sits in the 77th percentile, ahead of 77% of cities and behind 23%. The grade covers only Newman's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Newman is 16.18 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 28 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 89 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Newman, KY report the most crime, about 1 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Newman, KY

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Newman for 2025 is $55,073, about $261 per resident and $717 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Newman Compared to Other Cities?

Newman, KY:	$261
Shively, KY:	$844
Ekron, KY:	$233
Kentucky:	$450
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Newman is $261 per year, which is $203 less than the national average and $189 less than Kentucky's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Newman:

In Shively, KY, crime costs $844 per person, which is $583 more than in Newman.
In Ekron, KY, crime costs $233 per person, which is $28 less than in Newman

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Newman for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Newman	Cost per Newman Resident
Murder	$16,373	$78
Rape/Sexual Assault	$8,033	$38
Robbery	$2,071	$10
Assault	$2,467	$12
Kidnapping	$1,936	$9
Vehicle Theft	$6,021	$29
Burglary	$1,289	$6
Theft	$5,140	$24
Arson	$314	$1
Vandalism	$2,649	$13
Animal Cruelty	$49	$0
Drug Crimes	$7,900	$37
Identity Theft	$832	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$55,073	$261

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Newman, KY

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Newman totals $148,649 ($704 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $203,722 ($966 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The city holds few retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas do the same, and of Newman's 211 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Newman Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Newman residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.4070
Robbery	0.3120
Rape	0.6279
Murder	0.0413
Total Violent Crime	1.388 (A+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	4.704
Vehicle Theft	1.843
Burglary	0.6734
Arson	0.0616
Total Property Crime	7.282 (A-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1514
Drug Crimes	5.061
Vandalism	1.757
Identity Theft	0.5095
Animal Cruelty	0.0314
Total "Other" Rate	7.511 (C+)

Individual Newman Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Newman is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Newman.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Reed, KY	D+	B+	D-
Sorgho, KY	A	A+	A+
Hatfield, IN	B	A-	C+
Yankeetown, IN	A	A	A
Eureka, IN	A	A	B+
Bluff City, KY	B	B+	B
Red Bush, IN	A	A	A
Richland, IN	B+	B+	B
Dermont, KY	C	A+	D
Bullocktown, IN	A-	B+	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Newman is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Damar, KS	D-	D+	D+
Craycraft, KY	C	B	B
Crestview, SC	F	F	F
Croydon, UT	D	A-	A-
Crummies, KY	D+	C	C
Crumpler, WV	D+	C	C
Cuchillo, NM	D-	D-	D-
Cumberland Springs, TN	C	C-	C-
Current View, MO	C+	C	C
Cyrene, MO	B+	C-	C-

Considering only the crime rate, Newman is safer than the Kentucky state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Newman, KY average SchoolGrade of C-, with 33% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Newman schools on SchoolGrade

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