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The Newport crime rate is higher than the Rhode Island average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #30

Newport, RI	2,091.70
Rhode Island	1,268.14
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Newport, RI Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Newport, RI	Count	0	15	12	68	148	792	36	13
	Newport, RI	Per 100,000	0.0	62.6	50.1	283.8	617.7	3,305.6	150.3	54.3	1,885
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	2.4	24.0	50.1	132.5	457.1	1,542.8	173.7	NA	1,064
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Newport, RI	Count	0	19	12	80	177	779	34	17
	Newport, RI	Per 100,000	0.0	79.6	50.3	335.1	741.4	3,263.0	142.4	71.2	2,070
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	2.9	29.2	65.0	147.4	533.2	1,696.4	212.4	NA	1,232
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Newport, RI	Count	1	11	15	77	223	742	22	12
	Newport, RI	Per 100,000	4.1	44.7	61.0	313.1	906.7	3,016.9	89.4	48.8	1,944
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	3.2	27.4	67.9	153.9	566.4	1,755.7	250.2	NA	1,289
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Newport, RI	Count	0	11	19	81	217	837	33	13
	Newport, RI	Per 100,000	0.0	44.6	77.1	328.7	880.6	3,396.8	133.9	52.8	2,027
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	1.3	28.9	71.0	146.3	662.4	1,796.8	217.5	NA	1,306
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Newport, RI	Count	0	11	18	109	213	755	43	18
	Newport, RI	Per 100,000	0.0	47.5	77.7	470.4	919.2	3,258.1	185.6	77.7	2,195
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	2.8	28.1	74.1	151.6	581.5	1,747.2	227.9	NA	1,286
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Newport, RI	Count	0	10	28	83	205	760	39	13
	Newport, RI	Per 100,000	0.0	43.0	120.4	356.8	881.3	3,267.4	167.7	55.9	2,097
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	2.9	27.3	74.6	147.7	545.9	1,837.7	227.2	NA	1,286
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Newport, RI	Count	0	16	20	85	229	828	34	6
	Newport, RI	Per 100,000	0.0	63.9	79.9	339.6	914.9	3,308.0	135.8	24.0	2,133
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	2.8	26.4	83.7	136.7	547.2	1,988.9	304.5	NA	1,358
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Newport, RI	Count	0	15	22	80	267	784	49	34
	Newport, RI	Per 100,000	0.0	62.0	90.9	330.7	1,103.7	3,240.7	202.5	140.5	2,247
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	1.8	24.2	71.0	130.3	495.0	1,822.7	305.0	NA	1,240
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Newport, RI	Count	0	16	19	88	289	749	52	9
	Newport, RI	Per 100,000	0.0	63.6	75.6	350.1	1,149.7	2,979.6	206.9	35.8	2,207
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	2.6	26.7	68.8	129.4	507.2	1,744.2	335.5	NA	1,263
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Newport, RI	Count	0	16	13	81	241	861	55	19
	Newport, RI	Per 100,000	0.0	62.1	50.4	314.3	935.1	3,340.7	213.4	73.7	2,113
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	3.2	29.8	72.1	146.1	494.2	1,816.0	408.7	NA	1,356
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Newport, RI	31.78
Rhode Island	20.67
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Newport, RI Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Newport, RI	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Newport, RI	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Newport, RI	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Newport, RI	Per 100,000	4.2	4.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	41
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	0.7	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Newport, RI	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Newport, RI	Per 100,000	4.1	4.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	40
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	1.1	0.4	0.2	0.5	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Newport, RI	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Newport, RI	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	1.9	0.3	0.4	0.8	0.4	0.1	19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Newport, RI	Count	2	0	2	0	0	0
	Newport, RI	Per 100,000	8.6	0.0	8.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	86
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	1.9	1.0	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Newport, RI	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Newport, RI	Per 100,000	4.3	0.0	0.0	4.3	0.0	0.0	42
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	3.4	0.9	1.0	1.1	0.3	0.0	34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Newport, RI	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Newport, RI	Per 100,000	4.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	39
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	3.3	1.0	1.1	1.0	0.3	0.0	33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Newport, RI	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Newport, RI	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	4.4	1.9	0.5	0.9	1.2	0.0	44
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Newport, RI	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Newport, RI	Per 100,000	4.0	0.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	39
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	1.8	0.5	0.8	0.4	0.1	0.0	17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Newport, RI	3.58
Rhode Island	2.69
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Newport, RI Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Newport, RI	Count	94	79	15
	Newport, RI	Per 100,000	392.3	329.7	62.6	3.61
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	296.3	236.6	59.6	2.66
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Newport, RI	Count	95	80	15
	Newport, RI	Per 100,000	397.9	335.1	62.8	3.67
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	290.6	231.5	59.2	2.61
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Newport, RI	Count	94	78	16
	Newport, RI	Per 100,000	382.2	317.1	65.1	3.50
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	289.9	234.0	55.9	2.62
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Newport, RI	Count	92	77	15
	Newport, RI	Per 100,000	373.4	312.5	60.9	3.43
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	294.0	236.8	57.2	2.65
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Newport, RI	Count	97	79	18
	Newport, RI	Per 100,000	418.6	340.9	77.7	3.80
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	300.6	241.1	59.5	2.71
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Newport, RI	Count	100	81	19
	Newport, RI	Per 100,000	429.9	348.2	81.7	3.89
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	303.0	242.5	60.5	2.73
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Newport, RI	Count	107	85	22
	Newport, RI	Per 100,000	427.5	339.6	87.9	3.84
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	308.3	245.8	62.5	2.77
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Newport, RI	Count	105	85	20
	Newport, RI	Per 100,000	434.0	351.4	82.7	3.93
	Rhode Island	Per 100,000	306.3	243.7	62.6	2.75
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Newport, RI	Count	101	79	22
2005	Newport, RI	Count	105	84	21