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Newton, MA Crime and Crime Rate

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The Newton crime rate is lower than the Massachusetts average crime rate and is much lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #87

Newton, MA	587.19
Massachusetts	1,438.48
U.S.	1,776.27

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Newton, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2010	Newton, MA	Count	0	6	15	65	170	1,016	26	1
	Newton, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	7.2	17.9	77.6	202.9	1,212.7	31.0	1.2	560
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	3.2	26.7	105.0	331.8	576.8	1,598.8	174.9	NA	1,446
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Newton, MA	Count	1	9	18	66	187	753	31	3
	Newton, MA	Per 100,000	1.2	10.7	21.3	78.2	221.5	891.9	36.7	3.6	533
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.6	25.8	112.6	316.0	525.7	1,600.3	178.0	NA	1,405
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Newton, MA	Count	0	8	19	90	186	896	29	4
	Newton, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	9.6	22.8	108.2	223.6	1,077.0	34.9	4.8	589
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.6	26.7	108.8	310.9	555.5	1,648.6	196.0	NA	1,434
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Newton, MA	Count	0	8	13	57	184	1,079	43	1
	Newton, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	9.7	15.7	68.9	222.4	1,304.2	52.0	1.2	604
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.9	25.3	108.6	294.7	552.9	1,606.1	232.4	NA	1,421
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Newton, MA	Count	1	8	23	111	189	829	37	10
	Newton, MA	Per 100,000	1.2	9.6	27.5	132.7	225.9	990.9	44.2	12.0	623
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.9	27.1	125.0	292.1	546.5	1,565.4	279.0	NA	1,462
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Newton, MA	Count	1	6	15	92	269	783	46	3
	Newton, MA	Per 100,000	1.2	7.2	17.9	110.1	321.9	936.9	55.0	3.6	614
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.7	27.1	119.0	308.1	541.1	1,527.4	295.1	NA	1,463
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Newton, MA	35.20
Massachusetts	53.80
U.S.	26.40

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Newton, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2010	Newton, MA	Count	3	1	2	0	0	0
	Newton, MA	Per 100,000	3.6	1.2	2.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	35
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	5.0	2.4	0.9	1.1	0.7	0.0	50
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Newton, MA	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Newton, MA	Per 100,000	1.2	0.0	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	11
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	5.1	2.5	0.9	1.0	0.6	0.0	50
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Newton, MA	Count	3	2	0	1	0	0
	Newton, MA	Per 100,000	3.6	2.4	0.0	1.2	0.0	0.0	36
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	5.2	2.6	0.9	1.0	0.5	0.1	52
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Newton, MA	Count	3	0	1	1	0	1
	Newton, MA	Per 100,000	3.6	0.0	1.2	1.2	0.0	1.2	36
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	5.6	2.7	0.9	1.3	0.7	0.0	56
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Newton, MA	Count	5	0	2	0	3	0
	Newton, MA	Per 100,000	6.0	0.0	2.4	0.0	3.6	0.0	59
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	6.3	2.8	1.4	1.2	0.9	0.0	62
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Newton, MA	1.70
Massachusetts	2.64
U.S.	2.81

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Newton, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2010	Newton, MA	Count	181	139	42
	Newton, MA	Per 100,000	216.0	165.9	50.1	1.91
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	301.4	248.7	52.7	2.75
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Newton, MA	Count	180	138	42
	Newton, MA	Per 100,000	213.2	163.5	49.7	1.88
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	262.4	218.2	44.2	2.40
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Newton, MA	Count	181	139	42
	Newton, MA	Per 100,000	217.6	167.1	50.5	1.92
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	321.2	264.4	56.7	2.93
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Newton, MA	Count	195	152	43
	Newton, MA	Per 100,000	235.7	183.7	52.0	2.10
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	319.2	264.3	54.9	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Newton, MA	Count	195	152	43
2005	Newton, MA	Count	176	149	27