2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Newton, IA vs Independence, MO

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- Independence has 25% more violent crime than Newton.
- Independence has 39% more property crime than Newton.
 Newton, IAIndependence, MOUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock31.422.7
 Property Crime47.3  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Newton    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Having lived in Newton for over 23 years, I have seen the face of the community change. It hasn't always been good change, but the town has done much to try to make up  More

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Over 15 years ago

Winters here tend to be cold, with moderate amount of snowfall, starting around Nov-Dec and reaching into Mar-April. Spring generally starts out cold, but warms quickly  More

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Reviews for Independence    10 Reviews

The ice age sent glaciers sweeping south, ending at what is the edge of the Missouri River. Independence, Missouri, has artesian water straight from this glacial melt  More

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Over 11 years ago

I've lived here pretty much all my life, and I have to say, I'm ready to get out. I'm not sure if the crime here has just skyrocketed over recent years, or if I was just  More

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Over 12 years ago

Independence, Missouri is just like any other fairly large, fairly old town. A city approaching 200 years old and having nearly 120,000 residents is going to have both  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Newton, IowaCrime Index
 Oakland Acres, IA9.7
 Lambs Grove, IA12.1
 Sully, IA12.8
 Lynnville, IA13.4
 Mingo, IA13.65
 Monroe, IA14.3
 Baxter, IA14.7
 Valeria, IA14.75
 Kellogg, IA16.35
 Reasnor, IA17.1

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