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 Epes residents.
C-
Violent Crime Grade |
D+ |
C- |
|
Other Crime Grade |
D+ |
$2.47 million
Cost of Crime™ for Epes, Newport News, VA
In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,174 per household.
On the map, green marks the parts of Epes 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 Epes against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is higher than the norm. Epes sits in the 29th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 29% of neighborhoods and behind 71%. The grade covers only Epes's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.
The violent crime rate in Epes is 6.337 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 101 in the southeast areas to 1 in 311 in the northwest.
Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Epes, Newport News, VA report the most violent crime, about 19 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.
| Epes, Newport News, VA: | $453 |
|---|---|
| South Norfolk, Chesapeake, VA: | $505 |
| Rose Hill, Alexandria, VA: | $82 |
| Virginia: | $238 |
| USA: | $258 |
Crime |
Cost to Epes |
Cost per Epes Resident |
|---|---|---|
Murder |
$1.39 million |
$254 |
Rape/Sexual Assault |
$201,928 |
$37 |
Robbery |
$92,928 |
$17 |
Assault |
$790,910 |
$145 |
Total Cost of Violent Crime |
$2,473,087 |
$453 |
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 Epes, Newport News, VA at ISP Reports.The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Epes residents in a standard year.
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Assault |
5.049 |
Robbery |
0.5417 |
Rape |
0.6106 |
Murder |
0.1354 |
Total Violent Crime |
6.337 (D+) |
Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in Epes is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Epes.
Nearby Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
C- | B- | C- | |
C- | C | C- | |
B- | B | B | |
C+ | C- | B- | |
A- | B | A | |
B | B | B+ | |
D+ | B- | D | |
B- | B+ | B | |
C | B | C- | |
C+ | B | C |
Epes is similar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
F | F | F | |
F | F | F | |
D+ | F | F | |
D | D | D | |
B | C+ | C+ | |
C+ | C | C | |
A- | A+ | A+ | |
A- | A- | A- | |
C | B+ | B+ | |
C- | C | C |
Considering only the violent crime rate, Epes is less safe than the Virginia state average and less safe than the national average.
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