Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Newport, RI Crime Grade
How Newport grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Rhode Island — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Rhode Island
9/10
vs. Rhode Island cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Newport, RI was 185.3 per 100,000 residents (45 incidents over a population of 24,287). That puts Newport 43% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 25% above the Rhode Island statewide rate of 147.8.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Newport (red), Rhode Island (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 | 210.0(53) | 227.6(57) | 211.8(52) | 176.3(44) | 185.3(45) |
| Murder | 7.9(2) | 4.0(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 47.5(12) | 87.9(22) | 61.1(15) | 52.1(13) | 78.2(19) |
| Robbery | 4.0(1) | 16.0(4) | 12.2(3) | 4.0(1) | 12.4(3) |
| Aggravated assault | 150.6(38) | 119.8(30) | 138.5(34) | 120.2(30) | 94.7(23) |
| Property crime | 1668.0(421) | 1609.5(403) | 1539.5(378) | 1506.6(376) | 1181.7(287) |
| Burglary | 277.3(70) | 231.6(58) | 138.5(34) | 232.4(58) | 82.3(20) |
| Larceny | 1319.3(333) | 1262.0(316) | 1352.2(332) | 1190.0(297) | 1045.8(254) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 59.4(15) | 79.9(20) | 48.9(12) | 76.1(19) | 41.2(10) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Newport's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Rhode Island cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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