2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Newton, IA vs Palm Desert, CA

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- Palm Desert has 33% less violent crime than Newton.
- Palm Desert has 20% more property crime than Newton.
 Newton, IAPalm Desert, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock15.722.7
 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 Palm Desert    14 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Palm Desert, CA is full of rude people. One woman in a long sleeved pink shirt is being extremely rude and mocking people for no reason at a neighborhood Walmart in Palm  More

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Palm Desert is clean, upscale and beautiful. The views of the Santa Rosa Mountains bright blue sky and green expanses of golf course fairways, swimming pools and  More

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I made the mistake of moving here after a short vacation to be closer to family. Biggest mistake of my life! This is not the place to live if health is important to you.  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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