Newton, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Newton, NJ Summary

Crime in Newton research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Newton over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Newton:

  • There were 73 total crimes committed in Newton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 889.6 total crimes per 100K people in Newton.
  • The overall crime rate in Newton is -58.02% below the national average.
  • Newton ranks #201 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • Newton ranks #3,964 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Newton Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Newton is 889.6 per 100,000 people. That's -58.02% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -45.92% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Newton
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 73 889.6 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 10 121.9 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 12 146.2 217.7 359.0
Burglary 0 0.0 145.3 229.0
Larceny 58 706.8 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 3 36.6 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 61 743.4 1,427.3 1,760.0

Newton Crime Compared To New Jersey Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in New Jersey.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Newton

12
Violent Crimes
146.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-59.27%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 violent crimes in Newton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Newton is 146.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 683.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Newton each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -59.27% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -32.83% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Newton

61
Property Crimes
743.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-57.76%
Below The National Average
  • There were 61 property crimes in Newton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Newton is 743.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 134.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Newton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -57.76% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -47.92% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Newton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Dover, NJ 18,844 206 1,093.2 870.3 222.9
Hopatcong, NJ 14,721 37 251.3 176.6 74.7
Kinnelon, NJ 10,250 37 361.0 351.2 9.8
Wharton, NJ 7,539 63 835.7 782.6 53.1
Mount Arlington, NJ 6,070 9 148.3 148.3 0.0

Newton SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
5
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