Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Newton has a violent crime rate of 52 per 100,000 residents, 86% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 37.8 per 100,000, robbery at 1.1, rape at 13.3. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 602 per 100,000, 69% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 504, burglary at 63, vehicle theft at 34 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 26 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Newton receives a safety grade of F.