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The Newport crime rate is much higher than the Kentucky average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #228

Newport, KY	3,470.29
Kentucky	1,304.60
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, KY Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Newport, KY	Count	1	12	34	29	166	726	49	4
	Newport, KY	Per 100,000	6.5	78.1	221.4	188.8	1,080.9	4,727.5	319.1	26.0	2,892
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	3.6	20.0	75.6	99.8	526.7	1,577.1	143.2	NA	1,097
	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, KY	Count	0	14	37	12	217	754	56	5
	Newport, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	90.8	239.9	77.8	1,406.8	4,888.2	363.0	32.4	3,000
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	3.8	25.6	73.9	95.5	596.4	1,629.3	137.2	NA	1,166
	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, KY	Count	1	13	50	21	273	931	61	12
	Newport, KY	Per 100,000	6.5	84.3	324.4	136.3	1,771.3	6,040.7	395.8	77.9	3,740
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.5	29.0	80.7	108.4	675.4	1,725.2	152.2	NA	1,287
	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, KY	Count	2	7	26	19	263	831	60	4
	Newport, KY	Per 100,000	13.0	45.5	169.1	123.5	1,710.1	5,403.5	390.1	26.0	3,202
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	3.5	33.5	84.5	116.7	745.0	1,811.1	152.7	NA	1,365
	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, KY	Count	3	5	42	12	240	917	65	4
	Newport, KY	Per 100,000	19.1	31.8	266.9	76.2	1,525.0	5,826.7	413.0	25.4	3,348
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.3	31.8	86.4	120.1	698.5	1,709.7	143.1	NA	1,322
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2008	Newport, KY	Count	2	9	43	29	177	854	66	6
	Newport, KY	Per 100,000	13.0	58.4	279.1	188.2	1,148.7	5,542.2	428.3	38.9	3,270
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.6	33.0	93.8	164.8	675.5	1,728.8	179.6	NA	1,400
	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, KY	Count	3	18	53	21	168	856	113	5
	Newport, KY	Per 100,000	19.3	115.8	341.1	135.1	1,081.1	5,508.4	727.2	32.2	3,798
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.8	32.6	95.9	161.7	652.7	1,661.1	204.5	NA	1,384
	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, KY	Count	1	25	72	31	257	1,009	127	6
	Newport, KY	Per 100,000	6.2	155.9	449.0	193.3	1,602.6	6,292.1	792.0	37.4	4,512
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.0	30.8	86.2	142.0	644.8	1,679.9	219.8	NA	1,338
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867

Hate Crime Index

Newport, KY	148.89
Kentucky	35.11
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, KY Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Newport, KY	Count	3	2	0	0	1	0
	Newport, KY	Per 100,000	19.5	13.0	0.0	0.0	6.5	0.0	195
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	3.7	2.6	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.1	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Newport, KY	Count	5	5	0	0	0	0
	Newport, KY	Per 100,000	32.4	32.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	324
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	3.9	2.6	0.1	0.7	0.3	0.2	39
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Newport, KY	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Newport, KY	Per 100,000	6.5	6.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	64
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	5.3	3.4	0.4	0.7	0.6	0.2	53
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Newport, KY	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Newport, KY	Per 100,000	6.5	0.0	6.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	65
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.3	2.7	0.5	0.7	0.4	0.0	43
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Newport, KY	Count	4	4	0	0	0	0
	Newport, KY	Per 100,000	25.4	25.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	254
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	5.4	3.8	0.4	0.6	0.6	0.1	54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Newport, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Newport, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.7	3.0	0.3	0.7	0.6	0.1	46
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Newport, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Newport, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	1.7	1.1	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.0	16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Newport, KY	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Newport, KY	Per 100,000	12.9	12.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	128
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	1.2	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	12
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Newport, KY	Count	5	3	0	2	0	0
	Newport, KY	Per 100,000	31.2	18.7	0.0	12.5	0.0	0.0	311
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	1.7	0.9	0.2	0.3	0.2	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, KY	2.68
Kentucky	2.19
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, KY Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	Newport, KY	Count	43	40	3
	Newport, KY	Per 100,000	278.8	259.3	19.4	2.69
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	248.9	193.5	55.3	2.21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Newport, KY	Count	41	39	2
	Newport, KY	Per 100,000	266.0	253.0	13.0	2.60
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	239.6	187.8	51.9	2.14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Newport, KY	Count	44	40	4
	Newport, KY	Per 100,000	286.1	260.1	26.0	2.73
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	245.2	190.6	54.6	2.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Newport, KY	Count	41	37	4
	Newport, KY	Per 100,000	260.5	235.1	25.4	2.48
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	246.5	196.4	50.1	2.21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Newport, KY	Count	49	45	4
	Newport, KY	Per 100,000	313.5	287.9	25.6	3.01
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	247.3	194.5	52.7	2.21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Newport, KY	Count	48	44	4
	Newport, KY	Per 100,000	311.5	285.5	26.0	2.99
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	246.0	188.5	57.4	2.17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Newport, KY	Count	53	48	5
	Newport, KY	Per 100,000	341.1	308.9	32.2	3.25
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	244.7	191.6	53.0	2.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Newport, KY	Count	53	49	4
2005	Newport, KY	Count	56	51	5