According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Newton is safer than 62% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In Massachusetts, only on the order of 43% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Newton. If you live in Newton, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 162. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 44. It is for these reasons that Newton is ranked as one of the top 100 safest cities in the U.S.A.

Additionally, NeighborhoodScout analyzed all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to Newton, and we found that the crime rate in Newton is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. This means Newton is one of the safest places in America in which to live for its size, a very important finding.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Newton does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Newton.

For Newton, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Newton than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1668, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Newton; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 6 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.