CrimeMetric

Crime in Connecticut

Major crime across Connecticut is 33% below the U.S. rate per resident: 68% lower for persons crimes and 25% lower for property crimes. That is the 45th highest of the 50 states and DC. Expected major crimes are down 8.3% from a year earlier. Of the 65 places below, 26 are more than 5% above the statewide rate.

Major crime
67
33% below the U.S. rate
1,147 per 100,000
down 8.3% in a year
Persons crimes
32
68% below the U.S. rate
98.0 per 100,000
down 12.3% in a year
Property crimes
75
25% below the U.S. rate
1,049 per 100,000
down 7.9% in a year
Social disorder
58
42% below the U.S. rate
1,341 per 100,000
down 10.5% in a year
Cities and places

Larger places in Connecticut, against the U.S. and the state

Major-crime index per resident; the U.S. rate is 100.

Highest major-crime index

  1. New Haven192
  2. Waterbury143
  3. Hartford131
  4. New Britain126
  5. West Hartford120

Lowest major-crime index

  1. Bristol37
  2. Danbury43
  3. Middletown53
  4. West Haven54
  5. Naugatuck54

Among the 24 places in Connecticut of 25,000 or more residents that we publish.

PlaceIndexAgainst Connecticut
Bridgeport7716% higher
New Haven1922.9 times
Stamford69about the same
Hartford1312.0 times
Waterbury1432.1 times
Norwalk68about the same
Danbury4335% lower
New Britain1261.9 times
West Hartford1201.8 times
Bristol3745% lower
Meriden1061.6 times
West Haven5420% lower
Milford8933% higher
East Hartford8933% higher
Middletown5321% lower
Norwich619% lower
Torrington67about the same
Manchester8730% higher
Naugatuck5419% lower
Newington1091.6 times
New London9339% higher
East Haven9339% higher
Wethersfield9947% higher
North Haven1101.6 times
Ansonia8425% higher
Willimantic1972% lower
Wallingford Center7310% higher
Orange1993.0 times
Derby1241.8 times
Windsor Locks4533% lower
Glastonbury Center7614% higher
Kensington5321% lower
Oakville7817% higher
Trumbull Center1442.2 times
Groton4139% lower
Conning Towers-Nautilus Park2168% lower
Thompsonville5124% lower
Rockville4434% lower
Heritage Village2070% lower
Southwood Acres2365% lower
Long Hill5912% lower
Winsted4040% lower
Hazardville2003.0 times
Putnam8527% higher
Branford Center64about the same
Daniels Farm3646% lower
Portland2759% lower
Terryville3449% lower
Sherwood Manor3153% lower
Noroton4336% lower

The 50 largest places in Connecticut, largest first.

All 65 places in Connecticut

Every place in Connecticut with a page, A to Z.

Crime by type

Every crime type in Connecticut is near or below the U.S. rate

Every block group in Connecticut, including towns and unincorporated areas: the index against the U.S. rate per resident, and expected crimes a year per 100,000 residents.

Persons crimes

Robbery5824.7
Murder521.9
Rape / sexual assault4715.8
Aggravated assault2455.7

Property crimes

Shoplifting101321
Motor vehicle theft91145
Theft from vehicle70186
Other larceny66331
Burglary4065.8

Social disorder

Intimidation104238
Vandalism76311
Weapons violations6666.1
Disorderly conduct6071.7
Trespassing60141
Simple assault45327
Drugs and alcohol37186

How crime varies across Connecticut

Share of Connecticut residents by the major-crime index of their census block group.

  • 0–5060.9%
  • 50–10022.2%
  • 100–20012.0%
  • 200–4003.2%
  • 400+1.7%

86.3% of Connecticut residents live where agencies send detailed incident reports to the FBI; for the rest, totals come from summary counts (0.0%) or from agencies' past reports or similar agencies (0.0%), and 13.7% live in areas without a reporting agency of their own (shares of 2020 residents). Data sources

2,716 block groups and 3,740,847 residents. How the estimates are made