Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Newton, KS Crime Grade
How Newton grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Kansas — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Kansas
9/10
vs. Kansas cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Newton, KS was 728.5 per 100,000 residents (133 incidents over a population of 18,257). That puts Newton 124% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 65% above the Kansas statewide rate of 441.9.
That ranks Newton #3,548 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 6% of them, and #33 of 37 in Kansas. Violent crime is up 17% year over year and up 10% over the last five years.
Newton, KS crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- Kansas Grade
- F (9/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 728.5 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,548 of 3,771
- KS rank
- #33 of 37
- Safer than
- 6% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 17%
- 5-year change
- up 10%
- Population
- 18,257
- Reporting agency
- Newton Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Newton Police Department (FBI ORI KS0400100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Newton (red), Kansas (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 | 662.9(124) | 649.0(119) | 737.5(135) | 622.7(113) | 728.5(133) |
| Murder | 10.7(2) | 0.0(0) | 5.5(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 144.3(27) | 141.8(26) | 147.5(27) | 82.7(15) | 65.7(12) |
| Robbery | 32.1(6) | 32.7(6) | 16.4(3) | 77.1(14) | 158.8(29) |
| Aggravated assault | 475.8(89) | 474.5(87) | 568.2(104) | 462.9(84) | 503.9(92) |
| Property crime | 2550.1(477) | 2699.5(495) | 2004.9(367) | 1708.3(310) | 1407.7(257) |
| Burglary | 326.1(61) | 779.8(143) | 360.6(66) | 303.1(55) | 284.8(52) |
| Larceny | 2010.2(376) | 1756.0(322) | 1513.2(277) | 1217.8(221) | 1029.7(188) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 181.8(34) | 152.7(28) | 125.6(23) | 165.3(30) | 76.7(14) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Newton, KS Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Newton Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Newton calculated?
- Newton's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Kansas state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Kansas cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Newton Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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