Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Newton, IA Crime Grade
How Newton grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Iowa — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Iowa
8/10
vs. Iowa cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Newton, IA was 305.8 per 100,000 residents (48 incidents over a population of 15,699). That puts Newton 6% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 29% above the Iowa statewide rate of 236.6.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Newton (red), Iowa (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Newton vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 390.3(59) | 449.8(70) | 344.8(54) | 384.3(60) | 305.8(48) |
| Murder | 6.6(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 99.2(15) | 90.0(14) | 70.2(11) | 89.7(14) | 82.8(13) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 19.3(3) | 12.8(2) | 25.6(4) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 284.5(43) | 340.6(53) | 261.8(41) | 269.0(42) | 222.9(35) |
| Property crime | 1706.8(258) | 1349.4(210) | 1315.5(206) | 1409.3(220) | 1324.9(208) |
| Burglary | 370.5(56) | 224.9(35) | 255.4(40) | 243.4(38) | 242.1(38) |
| Larceny | 1144.5(173) | 957.4(149) | 977.1(153) | 1101.8(172) | 847.2(133) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 178.6(27) | 167.1(26) | 76.6(12) | 64.1(10) | 229.3(36) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Newton's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Iowa cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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