East Hampton, CT carries a PlainCrime A+ safety grade with violent crime 93% below the U.S. average
According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, East Hampton, CT shows violent crime at 22.9 per 100,000 residents and property crime at 420.2 per 100,000. Violent crime runs 93% below the U.S. average. PlainCrime assigns grade A+ from those rates. Figures are voluntary agency submissions joined to population denominators; incomplete coverage can move the number.
A+ safety grade
22.9/100K violent
420.2/100K property
-93% vs U.S.
What the 2024 FBI UCR record shows for East Hampton, CT
2020–2024 direction
The reported violent-crime rate ended the window higher
Across 5 comparable reporting years, the rate moved from 7.8 per 100,000 in 2020 to 22.9 in 2024 (+193.0%). The highest observed value was 22.9 in 2024 and the lowest 0.0 in 2021. Years whose submission failed the completeness test are left out of this comparison rather than plotted as change.
Small-count caution
The violent-crime count is small enough that the derived rate is unstable
East Hampton reported 3 violent offences in 2024 against a population of 13,090. At this volume one additional or one fewer report moves the per-100,000 rate noticeably, so the figure is better read as a data point than as a precise measurement, and year-to-year swings here are expected.
Comparable rate records
East Hampton's closest reported-rate comparisons are in the Connecticut cohort
The nearest comparable 2024 records to East Hampton's 22.9 violent-crime rate per 100,000 are Montville (22.6), Fairfield (23.4), Farmington (22.3), Ridgefield (24.1). These are same-year agency submissions that pass the same completeness screen, not a claim that the cities have identical conditions. They make the cohort position above checkable against named records instead of a generic state average.
Position in the state cohort
East Hampton sits mid-pack among comparable Connecticut cities
At 22.9 reported violent offenses per 100,000 residents in 2024, East Hampton ranks 70 of 94 — above 24 of the 93 other Connecticut cities whose 2024 submission passes this site’s completeness test. That is -60.6% against the cohort median of 58.2. Cities that did not report, or that reported implausibly low totals, are excluded from this cohort rather than counted as low-crime.
Property counts dominate East Hampton's FBI UCR Table 8 municipal row. Per-100,000 rates use the reporting-year population on that row; cities that fail the completeness test stay out of rate rankings. A citywide figure rarely describes any single neighbourhood inside the municipal boundary.
Based on 3 reported violent incidents in a population of 13,090. At this volume, one additional or one fewer report can shift the rate and letter grade noticeably; small-city crime counts are inherently more volatile year to year than large-city counts, so treat this grade as a data point, not a precise ranking.
Mid-size municipal totals above are reported offenses, not safety advice for any single block. Reporting completeness still varies by year and agency.
East Hampton's 2024 municipal footprint
Across 4.1 Census sq mi, East Hampton logged 13.6 property and 0.7 violent offenses per square mile in 2024.
East Hampton's 2024 book concentrates in larceny-theft (74% of 58 offenses; mix index 5,749).
Violent offenses are only 5% of the municipal total - a property-led book.
Density uses Census Gazetteer land area (4.1 sq mi); mix index is HHI x 10,000 on the offense-type shares above. Distinct from the per-100K rates in the hero.
Violent rate moved most (2023→2024)
Violent Crime Rate
+201.3%
7.6 → 22.9/100K
Property Crime Rate
-49.1%
824.8 → 420.2/100K
Property offenses lead East Hampton's 2024 record
Offense
Count
Rate /100K
vs US avg
Property Crime
55
420.2
1711
Larceny-Theft
43
328.5
-
Burglary
8
61.1
-
Motor Vehicle Theft
4
30.6
-
Arson
0
0
-
Violent Crime
3
22.9
352
Aggravated Assault
2
15.3
-
Rape
1
7.6
-
Murder
0
0
-
Robbery
0
0
-
East Hampton Crime Trend (2020-2024)
East Hampton property crime rate trend
Lead series · fell across 5 comparable years · FBI UCR
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · split lines are the U.S. national averages
East Hampton Police Department
Reporting agency for East Hampton NIBRS-participating
East Hampton Police Department filed the 2024 UCR row behind East Hampton's 58 reported offenses (5-year span 2020-2024).
This agency reports via NIBRS, the incident-based system that captures more detail per offense (multiple crimes per incident, victim/offender data) than the older summary counts.
Similar-Size Cities in Connecticut
Crime rates read differently at different scales, so these are the Connecticut cities closest to East Hampton in population. Their populations run from 11,806 to 14,411, against 13,090 here. Or use our
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East Hampton at 22.9/100K violent and 420.2/100K property - matched below outside Connecticut (≥10k pop, latest UCR vintage; not the in-state lists above).
In 2024, East Hampton reported 3 violent crimes and 55 property crimes, for a total of 58 reported offenses.
Is crime increasing or decreasing in East Hampton?
From 2023 to 2024, East Hampton's violent crime rate increased by 201.3%, and the property crime rate decreased by 49.1%.
What is the most common crime in East Hampton?
The most common crime type in East Hampton is larceny-theft, accounting for 74.1% of all reported crimes (43 incidents in 2024).
Mid-size read: East Hampton figures are FBI UCR CIUS Table 8 (vintage 2024), population-adjusted per 100,000.
Denominators are the reporting-year population on the municipal row. Incomplete years are dropped from rankings. Confirm at FBI Crime Data Explorer and Census.gov QuickFacts.
Disclaimer (mid-size municipal): figures are informational, not advice. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program is the source. Consult a professional before decisions.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program CIUS Table 8 municipal crime rates · 2024 East Hampton, CT rates use the reporting-year population on the municipal row.