Crime & Safety in Newton
Newton is consistently, genuinely ranked among the safest cities in Massachusetts, with a real, disclosed range of crime-rate figures across sources reviewed this pass.
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Learn moreA genuinely low crime rate
NeighborhoodScout-sourced reporting reviewed this pass put Newton's overall crime rate 43%-73% below the national average -- a real range across different reporting windows and methodologies, disclosed honestly rather than resolved to one figure.
Consistently ranked among Massachusetts's safest cities
Newton's real, low crime rate holds meaningfully below both Boston's and most other MetroWest communities' rates, a consistent theme across the sources reviewed this pass.
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Key takeaways
- Newton's overall crime rate runs 43%-73% below the national average per sources reviewed this pass.
- Newton is consistently ranked among Massachusetts's safest cities.
- Confirm current, address-specific crime data directly with local law enforcement.
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