Newton Center, MA Drug-Related Crime Crime Rates and Maps

B+

Drug-Related Crime Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	B
Violent Crime Grade	A-
Property Crime Grade	B-

Which crimes are included?

1 in 675

Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Newton Center is about 1 in 675.

$11

Drug-Related Crime costs the average Newton Center resident about $11 per year.

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Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Newton Center in green. The most dangerous areas in Newton Center are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Newton Center, MA Safe from Drug-Related Crime?

The B+ grade means the rate of drug-related crime is lower than the average US city. Newton Center is in the 75th percentile for safety, meaning 25% of cities are safer and 75% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Newton Center's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of drug-related crime in Newton Center is 1.482 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Newton Center generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Newton Center may be as high as 1 in 627 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 740 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the southeast parts of Newton Center, MA: about 5 per year. The southwest part of Newton Center has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 2 in a typical year.

How Newton Center's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares

The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Newton Center to the Massachusetts state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Newton Center, MA:	1.482
Massachusetts:	1.279
USA:	3.112

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Newton Center is less safe than the Massachusetts state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Drug-Related Crime in Newton Center, MA

Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Newton Center about $222,656 in 2025, or roughly $11 per resident. This is part of Newton Center's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Newton Center, including every crime type and how Newton Center compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Drug-Related Crime Map

Remember that drug-related crime rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Newton Center's crime maps on the Newton Center overall crime page.

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Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of drug-related crime in Newton Center is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Newton Center.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Newton Highlands, MA	C+	B+	C	A-
Chestnut Hill, MA	C+	B	C	B+
Newton Upper Falls, MA	B-	B+	C+	B+
Waban, MA	B+	B+	A-	B+
Newton, MA	B-	B+	B-	B+
Newtonville, MA	C+	B	C+	B+
Brighton, MA	C+	D+	C+	B+
Auburndale, MA	B	B	B+	B+
Newton Lower Falls, MA	B+	B	A-	B+
Needham, MA	A-	A	A-	B+

Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations

Newton Center is lower versus other cities of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares drug-related crime in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
East Massapequa, NY	C+	C+	C+	A+
Sudley, VA	C+	C+	C+	C
Sturgis, MI	B	C	C	B+
Stroudsburg, PA	B	B-	B-	A-
Stevenson Ranch, CA	C+	C+	C+	B+
Sterling, IL	C+	B-	B-	A-
St. Marys, GA	C+	C	C	B-
St. John, IN	A	A+	A+	C
Sparta, TN	D+	C-	C-	F
Southbury, CT	B+	A+	A+	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Newton Center, MA average SchoolGrade of A+, with 68% actual proficiency versus 68% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Newton Center schools on SchoolGrade

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