| | Newport News, VA | Richmond, VA | United States |
| | 20.3 | 24.6 | 22.7 |
| | 44.3 | 55.9 | 35.4 |
The Crime Indices range from 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime). Our crime rates are based on FBI data.
YOU SHOULD KNOW
Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims.
| Cities with the Least Crime Near Newport News, Virginia | Crime Index |
| Grandy, NC | |
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| Yorktown, VA | 16.2 |
| Poquoson, VA | 16.3 |
| Williamsburg, VA | 16.3 |
| Windsor, VA | 16.8 |
| Gwynn, VA | 17.7 |
| Rushmere, VA | 18.2 |
| Gloucester Courthouse, VA | 18.6 |
| Carrsville, VA | 19.1 |
Reviews for Newport News 
36 Reviews
So, let's start with the positives.
Newport News Park is gigantic and has archery, disc golf, canoeing, camping, playgrounds, picnic areas, a beautiful reflecting More
Reading a lot of other reviews here I can agree and understand a lot of the negative sentiment. NPN has some crime. Just about as much as any other place from what I've More
Its not that bad here. I moved here from the actual city of Chicago and not the suburbs. Believe me I have seen my share of violence. My senior and junior year I had More
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Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to More
We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA.
We live in the city proper More
I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location.
I'll More
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