Briarfield, Newport News, VA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	D

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$3.36 million

Cost of Crime™ for Briarfield, Newport News, VA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,542 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Briarfield with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The D+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Briarfield against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is higher than the norm. Briarfield sits in the 23rd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 23% of neighborhoods and behind 77%. The grade covers only Briarfield's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Briarfield is 7.122 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the central part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 126 in the east areas to 1 in 147 in the central.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Briarfield, Newport News, VA report the most violent crime, about 11 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Briarfield, Newport News, VA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Briarfield is projected at $3,364,708 for 2025, about $751 per resident and $1,542 per household. That equals 2.6% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 36.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 51.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.3%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Briarfield Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Briarfield, Newport News, VA:	$751
South Norfolk, Chesapeake, VA:	$505
Rose Hill, Alexandria, VA:	$82
Virginia:	$238
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $751 per resident each year in Briarfield, which is $492 more than the national average and $513 more than Newport News's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Briarfield:

In South Norfolk, Chesapeake, VA, crime costs $505 per person, which is $245 less than in Briarfield.
In Rose Hill, Alexandria, VA, crime costs $82 per person, which is $668 less than in Briarfield

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Briarfield, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Briarfield	Cost per Briarfield Resident
Murder	$2.38 million	$530
Rape/Sexual Assault	$188,989	$42
Robbery	$86,467	$19
Assault	$711,976	$159
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$3,364,708	$751

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Briarfield, Newport News, VA

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Briarfield totals $16,842,034 ($3,758 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $20,206,742 ($4,508 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Briarfield, Newport News, VA, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the northwest part of the neighborhood has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Briarfield Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Briarfield residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	5.531
Robbery	0.6133
Rape	0.6954
Murder	0.2822
Total Violent Crime	7.122 (D+)

Individual Briarfield Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in Briarfield is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Briarfield.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Newmarket South, Newport News, VA	C-	B-	C-
Downtown Newport News, Newport News, VA	D	D+	D-
Aberdeen, Hampton, VA	D-	B-	D-
Northampton, Hampton, VA	C-	A-	D+
Greater Wythe, Hampton, VA	D+	C+	D
Mercury Central, Hampton, VA	D	B+	D-
Downtown Hampton, Hampton, VA	D+	C+	D+
Magruder, Hampton, VA	C+	B+	B-
Christopher Newport, Newport News, VA	B-	B+	B
Deer Park, Newport News, VA	C	B	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Briarfield is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Summerside, Cincinnati, OH	A	A	A
Charlotte Park, Nashville, TN	C	D+	D+
Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Renton, WA	A	A	A
Western Hills, Beaumont, TX	B+	B+	B+
Questa, Mountain House, CA	A-	B-	B-
Manton, Providence, RI	A	A	A
Cottage Park, Mobile, AL	A+	A	A
Stanton Heights, Pittsburgh, PA	A-	B	B
West Hills, Huntington, NY	A-	B	B
Kingsland, Lyndhurst, NJ	A-	A	A

Considering only the violent crime rate, Briarfield is less safe than the Virginia state average and less safe than the national average.

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