Crime & Safety

How Much Violent Crime Happened in Newport

The FBI has released the 2014 Unified Crime Report which features statistics for crime in Newport.

The FBI recently released its annual ”Crime in the United States” report, which includes information about Newport.

According to the report, Newport saw 95 violent crimes in 2014. Violent crime includes offenses involving force or the threat of force: murder and non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault, according to the FBI.

There was 15 reported rapes, twelve robberies and sixty-eight aggravated assaults in Newport.

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Other crime stats for Newport include 792 larcenies, 148 burglaries, thirty-six motor vehicle thefts, and thirteen cases of arson.

Nationally, violent crime decreased nationally last year by 0.2 percent from 2013, according to the report.

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