Newport News, VA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$87.3 million

Cost of Crime™ for Newport News, VA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,089 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Newport News 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 Newport News against the average US city, where the rate is higher than the norm. Newport News sits in the 23rd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 23% of cities and behind 77%. The grade covers only Newport News's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Newport News is 4.584 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 117 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 557 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Newport News, VA report the most violent crime, about 315 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 15 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Newport News, VA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Newport News is projected at $87,295,866 for 2025, about $451 per resident and $1,089 per household. That equals 1.2% 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): 37.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 49.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.6%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Newport News Compared to Other Cities?

Newport News, VA:	$451
Emporia, VA:	$714
Franklin Farm, VA:	$64
Virginia:	$238
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $451 per resident each year in Newport News, which is $193 more than the national average and $214 more than Virginia's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Newport News:

In Emporia, VA, crime costs $714 per person, which is $263 more than in Newport News.
In Franklin Farm, VA, crime costs $64 per person, which is $388 less than in Newport News

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Newport News	Cost per Newport News Resident
Murder	$58.7 million	$303
Rape/Sexual Assault	$7.29 million	$38
Robbery	$2.63 million	$14
Assault	$18.7 million	$97
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$87,295,866	$451

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in 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 Newport News totals $428,840,468 ($2,217 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $516,136,334 ($2,669 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in 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 city 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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Newport News Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.368
Robbery	0.4325
Rape	0.6217
Murder	0.1614
Total Violent Crime	4.584 (D+)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Yorktown, VA	B	A-	B-
Fort Eustis, VA	C-	C	D+
Poquoson, VA	B	A-	B+
Hampton, VA	D-	C	D-
Seaford, VA	A	A+	A+
Lawson, VA	C	D	B-
Carrollton, VA	B	A-	B-
Smithfield, VA	B-	C+	B-
Rushmere, VA	B	B-	B
Fort Monroe, VA	F	D+	F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Newport News is higher versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
South Gate, CA	D+	D	D
Simpsonville, SC	C	B	B
Snellville, GA	C+	B+	B+
Somerville, MA	C	D+	D+
Sioux Falls, SD	D+	C+	C+
Smyrna, GA	D	F	F
Sioux City, IA	D	D+	D+
Simi Valley, CA	C+	C	C
Slidell, LA	C+	C-	C-
Redmond, WA	D+	C	C

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

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