Newport News Vandalism
Newport News · Vandalism · updated 2026-11-12
In 2025, the latest complete year, Newport News police open data recorded 337 vandalism incidents, 5.2% of all 6,476 incidents reported in the city that year and unchanged from 2024. That is about 184 per 100,000 residents, compared with 741 per 100,000 across the 57 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2025 data that list this crime type. So far in 2026, 209 vandalism incidents have been published.
Vandalism in Newport News by year
| Year | Incidents | Per 100K | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | 209 | — | — |
| 2025 | 337 | 184 | unchanged |
| 2024 | 337 | 184 | down 8.2% |
| 2023 | 367 | 200 | down 10.3% |
| 2022 | 409 | 223 | up 31.5% |
| 2021 | 311 | 170 | up 15.6% |
| 2020 | 269 | 147 | — |
Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 2,239 vandalism incidents.
Questions
How many vandalism incidents were reported in Newport News in 2025?
337, according to Newport News Police Department open data as mapped by TheCrimeMaps.com.
Is vandalism going up or down in Newport News?
Reported vandalism was unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024, and down 17.6% compared with 2022 (falling 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
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