Connecticut Crime Grades A-F (2024)

Statewide grade B

89 cities graded A+ through F based on 2024 FBI crime data. State overall score: 74/100 (Above Average).

What is Connecticut’s crime safety grade?

Connecticut earned an overall safety grade of B (score: 74/100, Above Average) based on 2024 FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 139 per 100,000 and property crime rate of 1396.7 per 100,000. PlainCrime graded 89 Connecticut cities with reportable crime data against national benchmarks, producing an A+ through F score for each jurisdiction. Grades weigh violent and property crime rates: cities more than 50% below the national average typically earn A or A+, while cities significantly above average receive D or F ratings.

Across the 89 graded Connecticut cities, 30 earned A+, 35 earned A, 17 received B, 4 landed at C, 1 received D, and 2 fell to F in the 2024 scoring. The highest-rated city is Redding with an A+ grade (score: 96/100, violent rate 11.5/100K). The lowest-rated city is New Haven with a F grade (score: 17/100, violent rate 534.8/100K).

Roughly 73% of graded cities in Connecticut achieved an A or A+ rating, while 3% received a D or F. Cities missing from this table either did not submit complete 2024 UCR data, fell below the minimum population threshold for reliable rate calculation, or report through consolidated agencies that aggregate into county or regional totals instead of individual city figures. Grade boundaries use the national violent and property crime rate averages for 2024 as the reference point, so grades are directly comparable between Connecticut and other states on the site.

A safety grade condenses several FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) measures into a single letter, ranking each state's violent and property crime rates against the national distribution rather than a fixed cutoff. A high grade therefore means a state compares well to its peers in a given year, not that it is free of crime. Grades move as the underlying rates move and as agency reporting completeness shifts from year to year. Two states with the same letter can have very different profiles: one may carry a higher violent-crime rate offset by low property crime, the other the reverse. Use the grade as a quick orientation, then read the component rates beneath it to see what is actually driving the number for this state.

A+

30 cities

35 cities

17 cities

4 cities

1 cities

2 cities

Redding

12
Madison

17
Wolcott

24
Plymouth

9
East Lyme

11
Cheshire

14
Newtown

18
Montville

23

What this shows Redding reports the lowest violent-crime rate in Connecticut. At 11.5 per 100K, it runs well below the Connecticut average of 139. These eight cities anchor the safe end of the state.

#	Grade	City	Score	Violent Rate	Property Rate	Population
1	A+	Redding	96	11.5/100K	286.8/100K	8,716
2	A+	Madison	96	17.2/100K	292.1/100K	17,458
3	A+	Wolcott	96	24.4/100K	177.1/100K	16,379
4	A+	Plymouth	95	8.5/100K	491.3/100K	11,806
5	A+	East Lyme	95	10.5/100K	413.7/100K	19,094
6	A+	Cheshire	95	13.6/100K	384.4/100K	29,399
7	A+	Newtown	95	17.9/100K	351.4/100K	27,890
8	A+	Montville	95	22.6/100K	349.7/100K	17,730
9	A+	Ridgefield	95	24.1/100K	280.9/100K	24,924
10	A+	Bethel	94	9.6/100K	528.9/100K	20,799
11	A+	Wallingford	94	18.4/100K	449.9/100K	43,561
12	A+	East Hampton	94	22.9/100K	420.2/100K	13,090
13	A+	Simsbury	93	15.9/100K	573.5/100K	25,108
14	A+	Wilton	93	16.3/100K	630.5/100K	18,398
15	A+	Monroe	93	21.2/100K	519.8/100K	18,852
16	A+	Middlebury	93	24.8/100K	471.6/100K	8,057
17	A+	Granby	93	26.4/100K	536.5/100K	11,371
18	A+	New Canaan	92	9.5/100K	777.2/100K	20,973
19	A+	North Branford	92	14.9/100K	702.3/100K	13,385
20	A+	Avon	92	21.2/100K	630.1/100K	18,886
21	A+	Suffield	92	25.6/100K	626.6/100K	15,641
22	A+	New Milford	92	28.2/100K	539.2/100K	28,377
23	A+	Ledyard	92	58.1/100K	226.1/100K	15,483
24	A+	Canton	91	39.3/100K	541/100K	10,166
25	A+	Plainfield	91	78.6/100K	124.5/100K	15,265
26	A+	Westport	90	3.6/100K	1130.2/100K	27,606
27	A+	Woodbridge	90	11.1/100K	1032.2/100K	9,010
28	A+	Shelton	90	42.2/100K	708.7/100K	42,616
29	A+	Seymour	90	47/100K	575.3/100K	17,034
30	A+	Brookfield	90	57.2/100K	531.6/100K	17,496
31	A	Watertown	89	13.4/100K	1150.6/100K	22,337
32	A	Guilford	89	27.2/100K	926.4/100K	22,021
33	A	Glastonbury	89	28.4/100K	961.7/100K	35,249
34	A	Darien	88	31.5/100K	1048.8/100K	22,216
35	A	Coventry	88	81.1/100K	478.2/100K	12,338
36	A	Vernon	87	42.3/100K	1024.8/100K	30,738
37	A	South Windsor	86	37.4/100K	1200.4/100K	26,741
38	A	Naugatuck	86	50.1/100K	1021/100K	31,930
39	A	Bristol	86	58.2/100K	958.1/100K	61,895
40	A	Stonington	86	65/100K	860.9/100K	18,469
41	A	Winchester	86	68.3/100K	849/100K	10,247
42	A	Fairfield	85	23.4/100K	1410.3/100K	64,098
43	A	Farmington	84	22.3/100K	1534.3/100K	26,852
44	A	Middletown	84	62.1/100K	1150.4/100K	48,331
45	A	Waterford	83	25.1/100K	1677.3/100K	19,913
46	A	Torrington	83	81.4/100K	1039/100K	35,612
47	A	Windsor Locks	83	87.9/100K	999/100K	12,513
48	A	Wethersfield	82	59.1/100K	1370.4/100K	27,073
49	A	Rocky Hill	82	77.3/100K	1232.4/100K	20,692
50	A	Groton Town	82	93.1/100K	988.3/100K	27,927
51	A	Branford	81	46.4/100K	1671.4/100K	28,000
52	A	Ansonia	81	68.2/100K	1406.9/100K	19,049
53	A	Putnam	81	117.7/100K	791.9/100K	9,345
54	A	Southington	80	66.1/100K	1514.3/100K	43,849
55	A	Plainville	80	68.6/100K	1508.2/100K	17,504
56	A	Windsor	79	61.3/100K	1756.2/100K	29,382
57	A	West Haven	79	104.4/100K	1238.1/100K	54,598
58	A	Old Saybrook	78	75.4/100K	1621.7/100K	10,606
59	A	Norwalk	78	85/100K	1504.5/100K	92,987
60	A	Berlin	78	92.6/100K	1407.8/100K	20,529
61	A	East Hartford	77	89/100K	1670.5/100K	50,584
62	A	Stratford	76	66.6/100K	1985.5/100K	52,531
63	A	Willimantic	76	174/100K	815.5/100K	18,393
64	A	Cromwell	75	83.3/100K	1887.4/100K	14,411
65	A	Groton	75	193.9/100K	678.7/100K	9,282
66	B	Newington	74	76.2/100K	2136.2/100K	31,504
67	B	Stamford	74	157.5/100K	1225.1/100K	136,483
68	B	North Haven	73	37/100K	2625.3/100K	24,340
69	B	Clinton	73	74.2/100K	2232.8/100K	13,481
70	B	East Haven	73	98.4/100K	1952.9/100K	27,447
71	B	Meriden	72	128.5/100K	1688.3/100K	59,943
72	B	East Windsor	71	62.6/100K	2558.4/100K	11,179
73	B	West Hartford	70	64/100K	2732/100K	64,093
74	B	Trumbull	70	104/100K	2272.5/100K	37,492
75	B	Milford	70	116.8/100K	2095.5/100K	53,065
76	B	Bloomfield	69	108.9/100K	2296.7/100K	22,032
77	B	Manchester	68	133/100K	2115.3/100K	59,378
78	B	New London	68	201.1/100K	1393.3/100K	27,848
79	B	Norwich	68	205.9/100K	1260.3/100K	39,832
80	B	Enfield	67	162.3/100K	1871.7/100K	40,659
81	B	Orange	66	41.8/100K	3504.7/100K	14,352
82	B	Danbury	63	262/100K	1256.7/100K	86,257
83	C	Bridgeport	48	392.9/100K	1469/100K	148,132
84	C	Derby	46	313.6/100K	2548.8/100K	12,437
85	C	Waterbury	42	322.5/100K	2918.6/100K	115,363
86	C	New Britain	41	421.3/100K	1925.5/100K	74,528
87	D	Hamden	30	430.7/100K	3118.1/100K	59,908
88	F	Hartford	24	515.8/100K	2845.5/100K	119,626
89	F	New Haven	17	534.8/100K	3587.1/100K	137,243

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Connecticut's overall crime safety grade?

Connecticut has an overall safety grade of B (score: 74/100). This is based on the state's aggregate violent crime rate of 139 per 100K and property crime rate of 1396.7 per 100K compared to national averages.

How many cities in Connecticut have an A+ safety grade?

30 cities in Connecticut earned an A+ safety grade (2024), meaning their crime rates are well below the national average. 35 additional cities earned an A grade.

Which is the safest city in Connecticut?

Redding is the highest-rated city in Connecticut with an A+ grade (score: 96/100). Its violent crime rate is 11.5 per 100K.

Nationwide states with similar crime grades

FBI UCR peer sets for Connecticut grade pages, ranked across all states so these neighborhoods are not the alphabetically adjacent list below.

Similar safety score

Nearest states by statewide safety score (74/100 here, grade B).

Similar graded-city count

Nearest states by cities with A–F grades (89 here); safety-score peers above are excluded.

Nearby States, Crime Grades

Compare Connecticut's grade distribution with neighboring states, or use the compare tool to benchmark jurisdictions side-by-side.

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Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, 2024. Safety scores based on violent and property crime rates vs. national averages published in FBI Crime in the United States (CIUS) Table 8. Population figures reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable. Verify with FBI.gov UCR and Census.gov QuickFacts.

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