The city of Newport, with a total population of 6,816, experienced 2,127 arrests over the past three years. During 2017, the arrest rate totaled 1,049.00 per 10,000 residents. This represents a 231.39% difference making Newport higher than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. Of those, 100 were for violent crimes such as murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Newport also handled 615 arrests for property crimes during 2017.
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The city of Newport experienced a higher rate of non-violent crime. During 2017, Newport totaled 100 violent crimes and 615 non-violent crimes.
During 2007-2017, Newport experienced 889 violent crimes. Of those, 3 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter, another 41 were for legacy rape, 111 were for robbery, and 734 were for aggravated assault.
It is situated in Cocke county, Tennessee with a total number of 31 employees - 1 female, 26 male officers and 4 civilians. Newport PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is TN0150100, it belongs to the East South Central division in the South region with a region code of Region III.