Newport News Assault
Newport News · Assault · updated 2026-11-12
In 2025, the latest complete year, Newport News police open data recorded 2,220 assault incidents, 34.3% of all 6,476 incidents reported in the city that year and down 9.6% from 2024. That is about 1,213 per 100,000 residents, compared with 1,325 per 100,000 across the 60 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2025 data that list this crime type. So far in 2026, 1,709 assault incidents have been published.
Assault in Newport News by year
| Year | Incidents | Per 100K | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | 1,709 | — | — |
| 2025 | 2,220 | 1,213 | down 9.6% |
| 2024 | 2,455 | 1,341 | up 3.5% |
| 2023 | 2,371 | 1,295 | up 13.8% |
| 2022 | 2,083 | 1,138 | up 2.9% |
| 2021 | 2,025 | 1,106 | down 12.6% |
| 2020 | 2,318 | 1,266 | — |
Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 15,181 assault incidents.
Questions
How many assault incidents were reported in Newport News in 2025?
2,220, according to Newport News Police Department open data as mapped by TheCrimeMaps.com.
Is assault going up or down in Newport News?
Reported assault was down 9.6% in 2025 compared with 2024, and up 6.6% compared with 2022 (rising over three years).
Where does this data come from?
Source: Newport News Police Department open data. TheCrimeMaps.com groups each published offense into a crime type; counts are police-reported incidents, not convictions, and some reports are reclassified or removed by the source later.
Other crime types in Newport News
- Newport News other 2,178 in 2025
- Newport News theft 854 in 2025
- Newport News vandalism 337 in 2025
- Newport News fraud 304 in 2025
- Newport News burglary 179 in 2025
- Newport News auto theft 121 in 2025
- Newport News theft from vehicle 110 in 2025
- Newport News robbery 103 in 2025
- Newport News sexual assault 58 in 2025
- Newport News homicide 12 in 2025