Newton, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Newton:

  • There were 51 total crimes committed in Newton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 593.5 total crimes per 100K people in Newton.
  • The overall crime rate in Newton is -74.46% below the national average.
  • Newton ranks #139 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Newton ranks #2,185 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people 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 593.5 per 100,000 people. That's -74.46% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -56.15% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Newton
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 51 593.5 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 6 69.8 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 7 81.5 195.4 369.8
Burglary 1 11.6 146.2 269.8
Larceny 43 500.4 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 44 512.0 1,158.2 1,954.4

Newton Crime Compared To New Jersey Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in New Jersey.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Newton

7
Violent Crimes
81.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-77.97%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 violent crimes in Newton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Newton is 81.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,227.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Newton each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -77.97% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -58.30% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Newton

44
Property Crimes
512.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-73.80%
Below The National Average
  • There were 44 property crimes in Newton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Newton is 512.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 195.3 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 -73.80% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -55.79% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 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 17,654 125 708.1 572.1 135.9
Hopatcong, NJ 14,561 42 288.4 192.3 96.1
Kinnelon, NJ 9,983 31 310.5 310.5 0.0
Wharton, NJ 7,225 79 1,093.4 968.9 124.6
Mount Arlington, NJ 5,908 33 558.6 457.0 101.6
Franklin, NJ 4,983 62 1,244.2 1,184.0 60.2
Ogdensburg, NJ 2,237 11 491.7 447.0 44.7

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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