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Newton, MS Crime and Crime Rate

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The Newton crime rate is lower than the Mississippi average crime rate and is much lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #16

Newton, MS	652.45
Mississippi	1,583.52
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Newton, MS Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2012	Newton, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0
	Newton, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	119.5	0.0	29.9	0.0	75
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	7.4	27.5	76.5	149.4	940.6	1,725.6	144.8	NA	1,487
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Newton, MS	Count	0	0	0	2	1	4	0	0
	Newton, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	59.1	29.5	118.1	0.0	0.0	103
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	8.0	29.0	83.7	149.1	1,037.7	1,822.5	165.4	NA	1,597
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Newton, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	2	5	1	0
	Newton, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	54.2	135.5	27.1	0.0	75
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	7.0	31.2	93.7	137.8	1,026.0	1,778.4	180.6	NA	1,588
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2008	Newton, MS	Count	0	0	1	3	8	16	2	1
	Newton, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	27.2	81.5	217.4	434.8	54.3	27.2	368
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	8.1	30.3	102.6	143.9	885.6	1,838.7	216.2	NA	1,581
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Newton, MS	Count	0	0	1	5	40	33	1	0
	Newton, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	27.0	135.2	1,081.7	892.4	27.0	0.0	953
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	7.1	35.6	98.2	150.3	957.9	1,990.0	252.9	NA	1,686
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Newton, MS	Count	1	2	2	8	39	36	4	0
	Newton, MS	Per 100,000	27.1	54.2	54.2	217.0	1,057.8	976.4	108.5	0.0	1,804
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	7.7	34.4	107.1	149.5	935.9	1,986.1	286.8	NA	1,705
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Newton, MS	Count	0	1	0	8	40	36	4	0
	Newton, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	27.0	0.0	216.3	1,081.4	973.2	108.1	0.0	1,190
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	7.3	39.3	82.3	149.4	919.7	2,083.9	256.5	NA	1,688
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Newton, MS		-0.50
Mississippi		6.86
U.S.		23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Newton, MS Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2009	Newton, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Newton, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	2
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2007	Newton, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Newton, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Newton, MS	3.33
Mississippi	2.88
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Newton, MS Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2011	Newton, MS	Count	18	12	6
	Newton, MS	Per 100,000	531.6	354.4	177.2	4.43
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	308.6	200.3	108.2	2.54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2009	Newton, MS	Count	17	10	7
	Newton, MS	Per 100,000	463.0	272.3	190.6	3.68
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	327.6	202.5	125.1	2.65
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Newton, MS	Count	13	8	5
	Newton, MS	Per 100,000	353.3	217.4	135.9	2.85
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	331.1	203.9	127.2	2.68
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Newton, MS	Count	15	10	5
	Newton, MS	Per 100,000	405.6	270.4	135.2	3.38
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	364.2	219.8	144.3	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Newton, MS	Count	14	9	5
2005	Newton, MS	Count	14	9	5