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Newton Crime Rate Report (North Carolina)

Newton crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 25 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 higher than the national violent crime rate average by 33.89% and the city property crime rate in Newton was higher than the national property crime rate average by 53.38%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Newton was higher than the violent crime rate in North Carolina by 32.79% and the city property crime rate in Newton was higher than the property crime rate in North Carolina by 32.27%.

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 Assault50
Arson1
Burglary74
Larceny and Theft236
Motor Vehicle Theft12
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape6
Robbery3
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)357
Property Crime322
Violent Crime60
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault46
Arson2
Burglary52
Larceny and Theft172
Motor Vehicle Theft22
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape5
Robbery2
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)281
Property Crime246
Violent Crime65

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, North Carolina 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 25 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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