Newport, AR Arrest Record Search

The city of Newport, with a total population of 7,733, experienced 1,763 arrests over the past three years. During 2016, the arrest rate totaled 677.62 per 10,000 residents. This represents a 106.90% difference making Newport higher than the national average of 327.51 per 10,000 residents. Of those, 72 were for violent crimes such as murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Newport also handled 452 arrests for property crimes during 2016. Compared to Diaz and Swifton, Newport is a more dangerous place to live.

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Arrest Records by Age & Race

Most of the city arrests fall into 31-40 age group - 37.5%, the least crimes have committed people between 21-30 - 12.5%. When looking at arrest numbers - a great number of arrestees belonged to Asian Or Pacific Islander race, whilst the least arrests had Hispanic race.

Violent vs. Non-Violent Crimes

The city of Newport experienced a higher rate of non-violent crime. During 2016, Newport totaled 72 violent crimes and 452 non-violent crimes.

Newport Violent Crime Types from 2007-2016

During 2007-2016, Newport experienced 488 violent crimes. Of those, 3 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter, another 70 were for legacy rape, 87 were for robbery, and 328 were for aggravated assault.

Newport City Police Department

It is situated in Jackson county, Arkansas with a total number of 22 employees - 0 female, 15 male officers and 7 civilians. Newport PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is AR0340100, it belongs to the West South Central division in the South region with a region code of Region III.