Safety · Newton
Newton, NH crime & safety
Newton's reported crime rate is well below New Hampshire's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2025.
Crime reported to police, trends and how Newton compares with the towns next door, from FBI data.
Reported crime, 2025
Newton at a glance
Violent crime
0.2
per 1,000 residents · New Hampshire 1.2
Property crime
2.1
per 1,000 residents · New Hampshire 8.3
Incidents reported
11
1 violent · 10 property
Violent crime per 1,000
Property crime per 1,000
Trend
Reported crime per 1,000 residents, 2023–2025
NewtonNew Hampshire
Solid lines: property crime · dashed: violent crime.
Show as a table
| Year | Newton property | New Hampshire property | Newton violent | New Hampshire violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.5 | 9.2 | 0 | 1.2 |
| 2024 | 2.3 | 9.3 | 0 | 1.1 |
| 2025 | 2.1 | 8.3 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
What gets reported
2025, by type
Larceny / theft
8
Burglary
1
Vehicle theft
1
Aggravated assault
0
Robbery
0
Rape
1
Homicide
0
Arson
1
Offenses reported to police, not convictions.
Who keeps Newton safe
Local public safety
👮 Newton Police DepartmentReports its crime counts to the FBI — the figures on this page.
🚨 EmergenciesCall 911. For non-emergency numbers, alerts and preparedness, see the town guide.
Next door
Newton and its neighbors
Reported crime per 1,000 residents in each town's latest year. * = a count, for towns under 1,000 people.
| Town | Violent | Property | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton | 0.2 | 2.1 | 2025 |
| South Hampton | 0* | 1* | 2025 |
| Kingston | 0.5 | 2.1 | 2025 |
| East Kingston | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2025 |
| Merrimac | 0.4 | 3.1 | 2025 |
| Plaistow | 0.9 | 14.1 | 2025 |
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can't tell you
- It's reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many thefts and some assaults are never reported.
- Small numbers swing. In a town of about 4,800, a handful of incidents moves the rate noticeably from year to year. The trend matters more than any one year.
- Visitors count too. Towns with a campus, highway, beach or shopping center see incidents involving people who don't live there, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn't report a full year, not that nothing happened.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. This isn't an official statement of public safety — in an emergency, call 911.