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The West Newton crime rate is lower than the Pennsylvania average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #506

West Newton, PA	1,134.83
Pennsylvania	1,334.83
U.S.	1,669.05

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.

West Newton, PA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	West Newton, PA	Count	0	0	1	6	14	36	0	0
	West Newton, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	38.8	232.7	543.1	1,396.4	0.0	0.0	912
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	4.8	21.8	105.8	173.5	357.5	1,472.2	102.0	NA	1,111
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	West Newton, PA	Count	0	1	2	4	7	57	1	0
	West Newton, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	38.6	77.2	154.4	270.2	2,199.9	38.6	0.0	1,168
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	4.7	20.7	115.6	185.7	407.3	1,545.6	107.8	NA	1,176
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	West Newton, PA	Count	0	1	0	2	8	53	0	1
	West Newton, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	38.0	0.0	76.0	303.8	2,012.9	0.0	38.0	923
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.4	26.1	122.8	194.4	445.5	1,603.1	117.7	NA	1,272
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	West Newton, PA	Count	0	0	0	6	22	59	1	0
	West Newton, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	227.2	833.0	2,234.0	37.9	0.0	1,221
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.0	26.1	126.6	197.3	454.0	1,636.1	132.2	NA	1,295
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	West Newton, PA	Count	0	1	2	16	8	63	1	0
	West Newton, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	35.2	70.4	563.4	281.7	2,218.3	35.2	0.0	1,558
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.2	26.9	128.8	205.3	434.3	1,607.4	131.2	NA	1,295
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	West Newton, PA	Count	0	1	1	7	13	57	2	1
	West Newton, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	35.4	35.4	247.9	460.3	2,018.4	70.8	35.4	1,250
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.2	29.0	138.9	207.4	434.7	1,625.5	141.4	NA	1,334
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	West Newton, PA	Count	0	0	2	5	8	56	0	0
	West Newton, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	70.2	175.5	280.8	1,965.6	0.0	0.0	913
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.6	27.9	151.6	224.8	470.9	1,758.8	180.5	NA	1,442
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784

Hate Crime Index

West Newton, PA		-0.14
Pennsylvania		4.56
U.S.		23.78

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.

West Newton, PA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	West Newton, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Newton, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	West Newton, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Newton, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	West Newton, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Newton, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	West Newton, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Newton, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	4
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	West Newton, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Newton, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	4
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	West Newton, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Newton, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	West Newton, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Newton, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.6	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28

Law Enforcement Employees Index

West Newton, PA	0.58
Pennsylvania	2.92
U.S.	2.83

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.

West Newton, PA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	West Newton, PA	Count	2	2	0
	West Newton, PA	Per 100,000	77.6	77.6	0.0	0.78
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	309.8	259.3	50.5	2.85
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	West Newton, PA	Count	2	2	0
	West Newton, PA	Per 100,000	77.2	77.2	0.0	0.77
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	307.1	258.0	49.0	2.83
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	West Newton, PA	Count	2	2	0
	West Newton, PA	Per 100,000	76.0	76.0	0.0	0.76
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	307.7	259.0	48.7	2.83
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	West Newton, PA	Count	2	2	0
	West Newton, PA	Per 100,000	75.7	75.7	0.0	0.76
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	327.8	270.7	57.1	2.99
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	West Newton, PA	Count	2	2	0
	West Newton, PA	Per 100,000	70.4	70.4	0.0	0.70
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	306.8	261.8	45.1	2.84
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	West Newton, PA	Count	2	2	0
	West Newton, PA	Per 100,000	70.8	70.8	0.0	0.71
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	309.8	262.6	47.2	2.86
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99