Saunders, Newport News, VA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

C+

Violent Crime Grade	B
Property Crime Grade	C
Other Crime Grade	C

Which crimes are included?

$2.28 million

Cost of Crime™ for Saunders, Newport News, VA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $929 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Saunders 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 Saunders against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is slightly lower than the norm. Saunders sits in the 62nd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 62% of neighborhoods and behind 38%. The grade covers only Saunders's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Saunders is 3.613 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 174 in the central areas to 1 in 388 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Saunders, Newport News, VA report the most violent crime, about 6 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

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

The tangible cost of violent crime in Saunders is projected at $2,283,321 for 2025, about $501 per resident and $929 per household. That equals 1.3% 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): 35.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 51.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.5%

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

Saunders, Newport News, VA:	$501
South Norfolk, Chesapeake, VA:	$505
Rose Hill, Alexandria, VA:	$82
Virginia:	$238
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $501 per resident each year in Saunders, which is $243 more than the national average and $264 more than Newport News's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Saunders:

In South Norfolk, Chesapeake, VA, crime costs $505 per person, which is $4 more than in Saunders.
In Rose Hill, Alexandria, VA, crime costs $82 per person, which is $419 less than in Saunders

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Saunders	Cost per Saunders Resident
Murder	$1.74 million	$383
Rape/Sexual Assault	$169,927	$37
Robbery	$50,506	$11
Assault	$319,351	$70
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$2,283,321	$501

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Saunders, 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 Saunders totals $12,442,986 ($2,732 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $14,726,307 ($3,233 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Saunders, 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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Saunders Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.441
Robbery	0.3525
Rape	0.6153
Murder	0.2037
Total Violent Crime	3.613 (B)

Individual Saunders Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Saunders 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
Church Hill, Richmond, VA	C-	A-	A-
Victory Hills, Albuquerque, NM	F	F	F
US Navy Little Creek Amphibious Base, Norfolk, VA	A	A+	A+
Columbus Park, Milwaukee, WI	C	D	D
College Hills, San Angelo, TX	D+	C	C
Cole, Denver, CO	F	F	F
Coffey Park, Santa Rosa, CA	B+	C+	C+
Circleville Historic District, Circleville, OH	C-	C+	C+
Churchill Estates, San Antonio, TX	B-	A-	A-
Village Park, McKinney, TX	A	A	A

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

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