Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Newton, MA Crime Grade
How Newton grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Massachusetts — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
1/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Massachusetts
1/10
vs. Massachusetts cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Newton, MA was 48.9 per 100,000 residents (44 incidents over a population of 89,935). That puts Newton Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 84% below the Massachusetts statewide rate of 309.9.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Newton (red), Massachusetts (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Newton vs. U.S., 2024 — 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 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 54.4(48) | 63.1(56) | 65.7(57) | 58.6(51) | 48.9(44) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 1.2(1) | 2.3(2) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 4.5(4) | 9.0(8) | 9.2(8) | 5.7(5) | 10.0(9) |
| Robbery | 9.1(8) | 5.6(5) | 9.2(8) | 8.0(7) | 1.1(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 40.8(36) | 48.4(43) | 46.1(40) | 42.5(37) | 37.8(34) |
| Property crime | 550.5(486) | 568.9(505) | 658.5(571) | 557.5(485) | 601.5(541) |
| Burglary | 57.8(51) | 83.4(74) | 69.2(60) | 50.6(44) | 63.4(57) |
| Larceny | 475.8(420) | 463.0(411) | 574.3(498) | 475.9(414) | 503.7(453) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 17.0(15) | 22.5(20) | 12.7(11) | 31.0(27) | 34.5(31) |
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 Massachusetts 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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