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Newton Crime Rate Report (Iowa)

Newton crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 21 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Newton for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Newton in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 6.68% and the city property crime rate in Newton was lower than the national property crime rate average by 14.09%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Newton was higher than the violent crime rate in Iowa by 30.73% and the city property crime rate in Newton was higher than the property crime rate in Iowa by 12.53%.

Property and Violent Crime
Newton Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Newton Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Newton Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault35
Arson1
Burglary38
Larceny and Theft133
Motor Vehicle Theft36
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape13
Robbery0
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)219
Property Crime207
Violent Crime48
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault43
Arson0
Burglary16
Larceny and Theft78
Motor Vehicle Theft20
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape13
Robbery1
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)126
Property Crime114
Violent Crime57

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Newton Property Crime

Newton Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Newton Crime 2025

Newton Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Newton Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Newton Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Newton, Iowa crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Newton crime report data for 2026 was projected from 21 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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