The crime rate in Newport, RI (02840) is significantly higher than the national average. The violent crime rate in Newport is 39.3 incidents per 1,000 people compared to a national average of 22.7 incidents per 1,000 people. Newport's property crime rate is also higher than the national average; it stands at 50.4 incidents per 1,000 people while the US average for property crime is 35.4 incidents per 1,000 people. This shows that although Newport is a small city by population size, its crime rate is much higher than what one would expect from a place of its size.
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)
Newport (zip 02840) violent crime is 39.3. (The US average is 22.7)
Newport (zip 02840) property crime is 50.4. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: The city of Newport, Rhode Island does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Newport, Rhode Island. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Newport, Rhode Island. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.