Violent crime covers assault, robbery, rape, and murder, offenses that threaten people directly. Nationally it is rarer than property crime but carries far heavier consequences. The map below shows the violent crime rate per 1,000 Christopher Newport residents.
B-
Violent Crime Grade |
B+ |
B |
|
Other Crime Grade |
C+ |
$2.41 million
Cost of Crime™ for Christopher Newport, Newport News, VA
In 2025, violent crime will cost $836 per household.
On the map, green marks the parts of Christopher Newport 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 B+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Christopher Newport against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is lower than the norm. Christopher Newport sits in the 73rd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 73% of neighborhoods and behind 27%. The grade covers only Christopher Newport's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.
The violent crime rate in Christopher Newport is 3.034 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 272 in the northwest areas to 1 in 396 in the southwest.
Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Christopher Newport, Newport News, VA report the most violent crime, about 7 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.
| Christopher Newport, Newport News, VA: | $330 |
|---|---|
| South Norfolk, Chesapeake, VA: | $505 |
| Rose Hill, Alexandria, VA: | $82 |
| Virginia: | $238 |
| USA: | $258 |
Crime |
Cost to Christopher Newport |
Cost per Christopher Newport Resident |
|---|---|---|
Murder |
$1.64 million |
$225 |
Rape/Sexual Assault |
$275,376 |
$38 |
Robbery |
$84,790 |
$12 |
Assault |
$402,219 |
$55 |
Total Cost of Violent Crime |
$2,405,548 |
$330 |
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 northeast 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.
The interactive maps load faster on a solid connection. Compare high speed internet in Christopher Newport, Newport News, VA at ISP Reports.The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Christopher Newport residents in a standard year.
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Assault |
1.921 |
Robbery |
0.3698 |
Rape |
0.6231 |
Murder |
0.1200 |
Total Violent Crime |
3.034 (B+) |
Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in Christopher Newport is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Christopher Newport.
Nearby Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
C | B | C- | |
D+ | B- | D | |
C+ | B | C | |
C+ | C- | B- | |
C- | A- | D+ | |
C- | B- | C- | |
C+ | B+ | B- | |
C- | B- | C- | |
C- | D+ | C- | |
D- | D+ | D- |
Christopher Newport is lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
D | D- | D- | |
C | B- | B- | |
D- | D | D | |
A- | B+ | B+ | |
C | A+ | A+ | |
D- | D | D | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | |
D | D- | D- | |
A+ | A- | A- | |
D+ | D+ | D+ |
Considering only the violent crime rate, Christopher Newport is less safe than the Virginia state average and safer than the national average.
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