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The Newtown crime rate is lower than the Connecticut average crime rate and is much lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #20

Newtown, CT	299.08
Connecticut	1,227.43
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.

Newtown, CT Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2010	Newtown, CT	Count	1	3	2	10	48	154	2	0
	Newtown, CT	Per 100,000	3.7	11.0	7.3	36.5	175.4	562.7	7.3	0.0	389
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	3.6	16.3	99.4	162.0	424.5	1,581.0	187.7	NA	1,149
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Newtown, CT	Count	0	1	1	6	42	135	5	0
	Newtown, CT	Per 100,000	0.0	3.7	3.7	22.3	156.0	501.4	18.6	0.0	259
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	3.0	18.5	113.4	163.7	428.4	1,694.9	212.5	NA	1,216
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Newtown, CT	Count	0	1	1	0	41	202	5	1
	Newtown, CT	Per 100,000	0.0	3.7	3.7	0.0	151.8	748.0	18.5	3.7	296
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	3.5	19.3	111.6	163.5	428.7	1,774.0	256.0	NA	1,266
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Newtown, CT	Count	0	4	0	3	32	126	3	1
	Newtown, CT	Per 100,000	0.0	14.7	0.0	11.0	117.4	462.2	11.0	3.7	264
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	3.0	18.8	103.0	131.2	432.9	1,705.2	261.7	NA	1,199
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2005	Newtown, CT	Count	0	1	0	4	53	154	6	4
	Newtown, CT	Per 100,000	0.0	3.7	0.0	14.9	197.4	573.5	22.3	14.9	287
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	2.9	20.0	113.0	138.6	437.1	1,824.1	296.8	NA	1,275
	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

Newtown, CT	66.00
Connecticut	43.00
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.

Newtown, CT Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2010	Newtown, CT	Count	4	1	2	0	1	0
	Newtown, CT	Per 100,000	14.6	3.7	7.3	0.0	3.7	0.0	146
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	4.1	1.9	1.3	0.5	0.4	0.0	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Newtown, CT	Count	3	1	1	0	1	0
	Newtown, CT	Per 100,000	11.1	3.7	3.7	0.0	3.7	0.0	111
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	5.7	3.0	1.2	0.8	0.6	0.1	56
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Newtown, CT	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Newtown, CT	Per 100,000	7.4	7.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	74
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	4.7	2.6	0.9	0.5	0.7	0.0	46
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Newtown, CT	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Newtown, CT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	3.6	1.9	0.9	0.5	0.3	0.0	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Newtown, CT	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Newtown, CT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	3.7	1.6	0.9	0.8	0.4	0.1	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Newtown, CT	1.55
Connecticut	2.45
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.

Newtown, CT Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2010	Newtown, CT	Count	50	45	5
	Newtown, CT	Per 100,000	182.7	164.4	18.3	1.74
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	293.1	241.2	52.0	2.67
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Newtown, CT	Count	53	47	6
	Newtown, CT	Per 100,000	196.9	174.6	22.3	1.86
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	300.0	245.1	55.0	2.73
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Newtown, CT	Count	52	47	5
	Newtown, CT	Per 100,000	192.5	174.0	18.5	1.83
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	304.4	246.5	57.8	2.75
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Newtown, CT	Count	52	45	7
	Newtown, CT	Per 100,000	190.7	165.1	25.7	1.78
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	281.9	227.6	54.2	2.55
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Newtown, CT	Count	49	43	6
2005	Newtown, CT	Count	50	44	6