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Newport Crime Rate Report (Rhode Island)

Newport crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 27 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Newport for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Newport in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 42.19% and the city property crime rate in Newport was lower than the national property crime rate average by 14.42%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Newport was higher than the violent crime rate in Rhode Island by 31.44% and the city property crime rate in Newport was higher than the property crime rate in Rhode Island by 44.25%.

Property and Violent Crime
Newport Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Newport Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Newport Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault23
Arson3
Burglary46
Larceny and Theft263
Motor Vehicle Theft10
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape20
Robbery3
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)469
Property Crime319
Violent Crime46
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault27
Arson1
Burglary32
Larceny and Theft187
Motor Vehicle Theft9
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape16
Robbery1
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)378
Property Crime228
Violent Crime44

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Newport Property Crime

Newport Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Newport Crime 2025

Newport Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Newport Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Newport Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Newport, Rhode Island crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Newport crime report data for 2026 was projected from 27 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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