Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Newton has a violent crime rate of 256 per 100,000 residents, 33% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 127.9 per 100,000, robbery at 0.0, rape at 127.9. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,620 per 100,000, 17% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 895, burglary at 639, vehicle theft at 85 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 7 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 182 federally declared disasters. Overall, Newton receives a safety grade of F.