Newtown, PA Crime Rates & Map

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86%

Total crime NAT. AVG.

84%

Violent crime NAT. AVG.

87%

Property crime NAT. AVG.

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Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI. Either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are created based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Newtown_{/100k people}	Pennsylvania_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	319 (estimate)	2,034	2,346
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	7.9	6.5
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	33.1	38.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	83.9	73.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	264.6	279.7
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	61 (estimate)	390	388
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	248.6	314.2
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,274.5	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	121.0	246.0
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	258 (estimate)	1,644	1,958

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Key findings

Newtown crime rates are 86% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Newtown are 84% lower than the national average
In Newtown you have a 1 in 314 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Newtown is safer than 90% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Newtown has increased by 19%

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Daily Crime In Newtown (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Newtown

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Newtown is 1 in 1635

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Newtown is 1 in 388

The chance of being a victim of crime in Newtown is 1 in 314

Year Over Year Crime In Newtown (per 100,000 people)

Newtown police department

Item	Newtown	Pennsylvania	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	5	14,701	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	2.2	1.8	3.3

There are a total of 5 Newtown police officers. This results in 2.2 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 21.3% greater than the Pennsylvania average and 31.9% less than the National average.

Sex offenders in Pennsylvania

State	Total offenders	Pennsylvania_/100K	National_/100K
Pennsylvania	21,558	176	266

There are a total of 21,558 sex offenders in Pennsylvania. This yields a total of 176 sex offenders in Pennsylvania per 100,000 residents which is 34% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Fieldsboro, NJ	629	0	0	0
Langhorne Manor, PA	1,430	0	140	140
Pennington, NJ	2,567	0	155	155
Langhorne, PA	1,606	55	231	285
Hopewell, NJ	1,904	42	250	292
New Hope, PA	2,385	61	258	319
Woodside, PA	2,533	61	258	319
Newtown, PA	2,028	61	258	319

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Houston, AK	2,028	432	1,165	1,596
Cascade Valley, WA	2,028	136	1,267	1,403
Woodstock, AL	2,027	186	874	1,060
Lyons, CO	2,027	95	636	731
Lake Mills, IA	2,027	142	796	938
Newtown, PA	2,028	61	258	319

Source: The Newtown, PA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.