Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Newport, KY Crime Grade
How Newport grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Kentucky — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Kentucky
8/10
vs. Kentucky cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Newport, KY was 262.7 per 100,000 residents (36 incidents over a population of 13,705). That puts Newport 19% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 32% above the Kentucky statewide rate of 198.5.
That ranks Newport #2,449 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 35% of them, and #32 of 41 in Kentucky. Violent crime is down 25% year over year and up 8% over the last five years.
Newport, KY crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- Kentucky Grade
- D (8/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 262.7 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,449 of 3,771
- KY rank
- #32 of 41
- Safer than
- 35% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 25%
- 5-year change
- up 8%
- Population
- 13,705
- Reporting agency
- Newport Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Newport Police Department (FBI ORI KY0190600) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Newport (red), Kentucky (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Newport vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 242.4(36) | 356.7(50) | 268.5(37) | 350.3(48) | 262.7(36) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 21.4(3) | 7.3(1) | 7.3(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 80.8(12) | 135.5(19) | 79.8(11) | 87.6(12) | 43.8(6) |
| Robbery | 87.5(13) | 35.7(5) | 94.3(13) | 102.2(14) | 43.8(6) |
| Aggravated assault | 74.1(11) | 164.1(23) | 87.1(12) | 153.3(21) | 175.1(24) |
| Property crime | 2376.9(353) | 3032.0(425) | 3251.1(448) | 3889.9(533) | 4100.7(562) |
| Burglary | 242.4(36) | 271.1(38) | 239.5(33) | 240.8(33) | 321.1(44) |
| Larceny | 1871.9(278) | 2425.6(340) | 2598.0(358) | 3225.8(442) | 3465.9(475) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 255.9(38) | 328.2(46) | 399.1(55) | 416.0(57) | 291.9(40) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Newport, KY Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Newport Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Newport calculated?
- Newport's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Kentucky state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Kentucky cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Newport Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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