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Newport News Police Department

City agencyVA1160000NIBRS since 1998LEMAS 2020

Newport News City County, Virginia

Serves ~182,798 residents · UCR reported

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Crime & staffing trends

Reported offenses by year

Summary Reporting System counts from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Staffing by year

Police employment counts reported to the FBI UCR program.

NIBRS incident detail

NIBRS victims by offense · Jan 2021Dec 2024

Incident-based victim counts reported through NIBRS, from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Larceny-theft: victim & offender age · 8,328 victims, 14,778 offenders
Victim sex
Female4,181 (50%)
Male4,056 (49%)
Unknown91 (1%)
Victim race
Black or African American4,583 (58%)
White3,157 (40%)
Asian117 (1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native14 (0%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander14 (0%)
Incident location
Residence/Home3,854 (27%)
Parking/Drop Lot/Garage2,698 (19%)
Liquor Store1,519 (11%)
Department/Discount Store1,392 (10%)
Convenience Store1,090 (8%)
Highway/Road/Alley/Street/Sidewalk788 (6%)

Top 6 of 43 categories shown.

Victim–offender relationship
Stranger598 (28%)
Relationship Unknown472 (22%)
Acquaintance250 (12%)
Ex-Relationship (Ex-Boyfriend/Girlfriend)179 (8%)
Boyfriend/Girlfriend159 (8%)
Otherwise Known130 (6%)

Top 6 of 21 categories shown.

Co-occurring offenses
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property581 (46%)
Motor Vehicle Theft215 (17%)
Simple Assault179 (14%)
Aggravated Assault61 (5%)
Credit Card/Automated Teller Machine Fraud55 (4%)
Weapon Law Violations44 (3%)

Top 6 of 25 categories shown.

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Staffing

LEMAS 2020 survey
Full-time sworn
448
Part-time sworn
1
Full-time civilian
173
Part-time civilian
13
Total FT employees
621
Population served
179,062
Operating budget
$52,777,417
Body-worn cameras: yesCommunity policing plan: yes

Source: BJS LEMAS 2020 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020

Earlier LEMAS surveys
WaveFT swornFT civilianBudget
2013404129$40,445,435
2007392153$43,765,481
2003407136$19,726,658
2000377130$29,062,251
1999371128
1997372126
1993307110
199026359
198725052

Staffing as reported in each BJS LEMAS survey wave; wave links go to the ICPSR study pages.

FBI police employment
Sworn officers (2025)
452
Civilians (2025)
166

Reported annually to the FBI UCR program; full history charted above.

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Newport News Police Incidents
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