The new year is starting with some positive news about public safety in Newport News. City leaders held a news conference Monday to announce what the city calls a historic reduction in gun violence in the city.
With 18 homicides in 2025, gun violence continued to decline in Newport News. That’s the fewest homicides in over a decade.
Watch: Newport News sees 13% drop in overall crime, community responds positively
Newport News sees 13% drop in overall crime, community responds positively
There were 23 homicides in 2024 and 47 in 2023. Gun violence overall, which includes both fatal and non-fatal shootings, is down nearly 48 percent since 2023…