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

Crime Index, #144

Newport News, VA	2,159.74
Virginia	1,125.21
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 News, VA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Newport News, VA	Count	25	72	232	454	918	4,290	325	64
	Newport News, VA	Per 100,000	13.7	39.5	127.2	248.9	503.4	2,352.3	178.2	35.1	1,773
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.1	17.2	51.5	112.9	277.7	1,560.5	92.1	NA	912
	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 News, VA	Count	15	56	246	478	991	4,247	344	64
	Newport News, VA	Per 100,000	8.3	30.9	135.9	264.0	547.3	2,345.4	190.0	35.3	1,703
	Virginia	Per 100,000	3.8	19.1	55.3	109.7	322.5	1,640.1	103.3	NA	969
	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 News, VA	Count	20	50	271	413	1,029	4,431	262	71
	Newport News, VA	Per 100,000	11.0	27.5	149.2	227.4	566.7	2,440.1	144.3	39.1	1,722
	Virginia	Per 100,000	3.8	17.7	57.5	111.1	360.5	1,690.7	110.9	NA	1,002
	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 News, VA	Count	15	52	388	390	1,094	4,592	355	84
	Newport News, VA	Per 100,000	8.2	28.4	212.2	213.3	598.2	2,511.0	194.1	45.9	1,823
	Virginia	Per 100,000	3.7	19.0	67.1	106.9	377.9	1,751.6	120.1	NA	1,045
	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 News, VA	Count	20	83	366	484	1,247	4,877	434	93
	Newport News, VA	Per 100,000	10.2	42.5	187.5	247.9	638.8	2,498.1	222.3	47.6	1,953
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.6	19.1	70.7	119.1	382.8	1,812.5	131.8	NA	1,101
	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 News, VA	Count	16	73	509	637	1,460	5,388	500	89
	Newport News, VA	Per 100,000	9.0	40.9	285.5	357.2	818.8	3,021.7	280.4	49.9	2,432
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.7	22.6	95.7	132.8	411.8	1,935.6	170.7	NA	1,236
	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 News, VA	Count	28	91	513	597	1,584	5,132	670	79
	Newport News, VA	Per 100,000	15.8	51.3	288.9	336.2	892.1	2,890.5	377.4	44.5	2,622
	Virginia	Per 100,000	5.3	22.6	99.2	142.6	410.9	1,873.3	182.2	NA	1,248
	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 News, VA	Count	19	109	473	821	1,661	5,160	757	87
	Newport News, VA	Per 100,000	10.5	60.0	260.3	451.9	914.2	2,840.0	416.6	47.9	2,677
	Virginia	Per 100,000	5.2	23.4	101.4	152.1	417.6	1,866.8	193.8	NA	1,272
	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 News, VA	Count	20	103	542	774	1,470	5,887	859	75
	Newport News, VA	Per 100,000	10.8	55.8	293.7	419.4	796.6	3,190.1	465.5	40.6	2,732
	Virginia	Per 100,000	6.1	22.7	99.2	154.8	392.1	2,035.0	211.1	NA	1,319
	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 News, VA	43.33
Virginia	24.33
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 News, VA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Newport News, VA	Count	4	0	0	4	0	0
	Newport News, VA	Per 100,000	2.2	0.0	0.0	2.2	0.0	0.0	21
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.4	0.8	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.0	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Newport News, VA	Count	4	1	1	2	0	0
	Newport News, VA	Per 100,000	2.2	0.6	0.6	1.1	0.0	0.0	22
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.4	0.8	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.0	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Newport News, VA	Count	2	1	1	0	0	0
	Newport News, VA	Per 100,000	1.1	0.6	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	11
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.6	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.0	16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Newport News, VA	Count	8	4	1	2	1	0
	Newport News, VA	Per 100,000	4.4	2.2	0.5	1.1	0.5	0.0	43
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Newport News, VA	Count	11	8	1	0	2	0
	Newport News, VA	Per 100,000	5.6	4.1	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	56
	Virginia	Per 100,000	2.2	1.3	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.0	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Newport News, VA	Count	4	2	1	0	1	0
	Newport News, VA	Per 100,000	2.2	1.1	0.6	0.0	0.6	0.0	22
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.9	1.2	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Newport News, VA	Count	12	9	1	2	0	0
	Newport News, VA	Per 100,000	6.7	5.0	0.6	1.1	0.0	0.0	67
	Virginia	Per 100,000	3.4	2.2	0.5	0.4	0.2	0.0	33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Newport News, VA	Count	9	3	3	2	1	0
	Newport News, VA	Per 100,000	5.1	1.7	1.7	1.1	0.6	0.0	50
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.2	2.4	0.7	0.4	0.4	0.2	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Newport News, VA	Count	18	11	4	0	3	0
	Newport News, VA	Per 100,000	9.9	6.1	2.2	0.0	1.7	0.0	99
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.5	2.6	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.4	44
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Newport News, VA	2.51
Virginia	2.62
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 News, VA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Newport News, VA	Count	545	420	125
	Newport News, VA	Per 100,000	298.8	230.3	68.5	2.65
	Virginia	Per 100,000	286.7	226.5	60.2	2.57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Newport News, VA	Count	559	426	133
	Newport News, VA	Per 100,000	308.7	235.3	73.5	2.72
	Virginia	Per 100,000	287.8	227.1	60.7	2.57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Newport News, VA	Count	554	418	136
	Newport News, VA	Per 100,000	305.1	230.2	74.9	2.68
	Virginia	Per 100,000	288.7	227.4	61.3	2.58
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Newport News, VA	Count	536	398	138
	Newport News, VA	Per 100,000	293.1	217.6	75.5	2.55
	Virginia	Per 100,000	289.7	226.8	62.9	2.58
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Newport News, VA	Count	542	412	130
	Newport News, VA	Per 100,000	277.6	211.0	66.6	2.44
	Virginia	Per 100,000	292.4	229.8	62.6	2.61
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Newport News, VA	Count	554	408	146
	Newport News, VA	Per 100,000	307.5	226.4	81.0	2.67
	Virginia	Per 100,000	296.9	232.5	64.4	2.65
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Newport News, VA	Count	563	415	148
	Newport News, VA	Per 100,000	315.7	232.7	83.0	2.74
	Virginia	Per 100,000	305.7	237.6	68.1	2.72
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Newport News, VA	Count	541	394	147
	Newport News, VA	Per 100,000	304.7	221.9	82.8	2.63
	Virginia	Per 100,000	302.3	234.5	67.8	2.68
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Newport News, VA	Count	534	392	142
2005	Newport News, VA	Count	517	386	131