Newton, AR County has a lower rate of violent crime compared to the US average. With 15.8 violent crimes per 100k people, Newton is 6.9 points lower than the US average of 22.7. Similarly, property crime in Newton is also lower than the US average of 35.4 with a rate of 29.5 per 100k people. This means that Newton is 5.9 points lower than the national average for property crime rates. Overall, these numbers show that Newton is a safer area than many other areas in the United States when it comes to both violent and property crimes.
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)
Newton County violent crime is 15.8. (The US average is 22.7)
Newton County property crime is 29.5. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: The city of Newton, Arkansas does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Jasper, Arkansas. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Jasper, Arkansas. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.