Newton, IA Crime Statistics For 2021

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Newton is 3,800.3 per 100,000 people. That's 53.44% higher than the national rate of 2,476.7 per 100,000 people and 89.99% higher than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,000.2 per 100,000 people.

Note: Because the rates of crime are so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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• You have a 1 in 211.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Newton each year. That compares to a 1 in 375.2 chance statewide.
• The violent crime rate in Newton is 473.4 per 100,000 people.
• That's 29.09% higher than the national rate of 366.7 per 100,000 people.
• 77.59% higher than the Iowa violent crime rate of 266.6 per 100,000 people.

• You have a 1 in 30.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Newton each year. That compares to a 1 in 47.4 chance nationally.
• The property crime rate in Newton is 3,326.9 per 100,000 people.
• That's 57.68% higher than the national rate of 2,109.9 per 100,000 people.
• And 91.90% higher than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,733.7 per 100,000 people.