Newton, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Newton, TX 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 21 total crimes committed in Newton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,051.6 total crimes per 100K people in Newton.
  • The overall crime rate in Newton is -54.76% below the national average.
  • Newton ranks #219 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Newton ranks #3,922 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 Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Newton is 1,051.6 per 100,000 people. That's -54.76% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -60.93% lower than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Newton
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 21 1,051.6 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 200.3 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 4 200.3 446.5 369.8
Burglary 6 300.5 370.7 269.8
Larceny 11 550.8 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 17 851.3 2,245.0 1,954.4

Newton Crime Compared To Texas Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Newton

4
Violent Crimes
200.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-45.84%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Newton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Newton is 200.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 499.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Newton each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -45.84% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -55.14% lower than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Newton

17
Property Crimes
851.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-56.44%
Below The National Average
  • There were 17 property crimes in Newton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Newton is 851.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 117.5 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 -56.44% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -62.08% lower than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 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
Sulphur, LA 19,581 811 4,141.8 3,712.8 429.0
Lumberton, TX 14,004 136 971.2 849.8 121.4
Jasper, TX 7,706 320 4,152.6 3,685.4 467.2
Leesville, LA 5,502 393 7,142.9 6,288.6 854.2

Newton SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
4
Affordability
7
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8
Amenities
5
Education
6
Commute
3
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