State crime profile · 2024

Connecticut Crime Rates: Safest & Most Dangerous Cities

Crime data for 95 cities and 0 counties in Connecticut (CT), ranked safest to most dangerous from 108 reporting agencies.

139
Violent / 100K
1,396.7
Property / 100K
95
Cities

The verdict

Connecticut's 139 violent crimes per 100,000 runs 61% below the U.S. average, making it one of the safest states in the country.

139
violent crimes per 100K
-61%
vs. the U.S. average
2nd
safest of 51 states & DC
1,396.7
property crimes per 100K

How safe is Connecticut? FBI UCR data snapshot

Connecticut (CT) reported 5,109 violent crimes and 51,330 property crimes in 2024, based on FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program submissions from 108 law enforcement agencies. That translates to a statewide violent crime rate of 139 per 100,000 residents and a property crime rate of 1396.7 per 100,000 against a reporting population of 3,675,069. The PlainCrime dataset indexes 95 Connecticut cities and 0 counties, each with their own detail pages and local crime figures drawn from FBI UCR Tables 8 and 10.

Within the statewide violent crime total, aggravated assault accounted for 0 incidents, robbery 0, murder and non-negligent manslaughter 0, and rape 0. Property crime splits across larceny-theft (0), burglary (0), motor vehicle theft (0), and arson (0).

Across 11 years of state-level UCR history (2014–2024), the violent crime rate moved from 238.4 to 139 per 100,000, a decline of 41.7%. City-level detail pages within Connecticut include safety grades (A+ to F), benchmarks against national averages, per-capita risk estimates, and multi-year trend tables for users comparing specific jurisdictions. All figures above are drawn from FBI UCR 2024 submissions; reporting completeness varies by agency, and the FBI periodically restates prior-year figures as late submissions arrive.

State figures roll up the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) submissions from local and county agencies across the state, then express them per 100,000 residents so one state can be compared with another. Statewide averages hide a great deal of variation: a handful of large cities often account for much of a state's reported violent crime, while most of its land area and population live with markedly lower rates. Reporting completeness also differs between states, so a year-over-year change can reflect which agencies filed data as much as any real shift on the ground. Read a state number as the broad backdrop, then drill into the city and county pages for the local detail that actually shapes day-to-day decisions.

Violent Crime Rate
139/100K
Property Crime Rate
1396.7/100K
Population
3,675,069
Data Year
2024

How Connecticut ranks nationally

Connecticut vs. every U.S. state

Violent crime per 100,000 residents, FBI UCR 2024. Lower is safer.

139 Safer than 96% lower than 96% of 51 U.S. states

0–100: 0 U.S. states (0%). Below this entry. 100–200: 6 U.S. states (12%). This entry sits in this band. 200–300: 18 U.S. states (35%). Above this entry. 300–400: 10 U.S. states (20%). Above this entry. 400–500: 12 U.S. states (24%). Above this entry. 500–600: 1 U.S. states (2%). Above this entry. 600–700: 2 U.S. states (4%). Above this entry. 700–800: 1 U.S. states (2%). Above this entry. 800–900: 0 U.S. states (0%). Above this entry. 900–1,000: 0 U.S. states (0%). Above this entry. 1,000–1,100: 1 U.S. states (2%). Above this entry. 1,100+: 0 U.S. states (0%). Above this entry. CT 0 1,100+ every state & DC, bucketed by value

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Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · 2024

Safest Cities

Top 50 by lowest violent crime rate

Most Dangerous Cities

Top 50 by highest violent crime rate

Crime Trends

Multi-year charts & analysis

Crime Trends

Year Population Violent Crime Rate Property Crime Rate
2024 3,675,069 5,109 139 51,330 1396.7
2023 3,617,176 5,570 154 57,134 1579.5
2022 3,626,205 5,631 155.3 55,168 1521.4
2021 3,605,597 6,286 174.3 56,175 1558
2020 3,557,006 6,577 184.9 56,492 1588.2
2019 3,565,287 6,604 185.2 51,400 1441.7
2018 3,572,665 7,509 210.2 60,466 1692.5
2017 3,588,184 8,194 228.4 63,993 1783.4
2016 3,576,452 8,169 228.4 65,283 1825.4
2015 3,590,886 7,938 221.1 65,896 1835.1
2014 3,596,677 8,575 238.4 69,632 1936

Cities in Connecticut

Safest cities in Connecticut

Cities with 25,000+ residents, lowest violent crime per 100,000, FBI UCR 2024. Hover a bar for the exact rate.

/100K

What this shows Westport is the safest sizeable city in Connecticut, at 3.6 violent crimes per 100,000.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024

Highest violent-crime cities in Connecticut

Cities with 25,000+ residents, highest violent crime per 100,000, FBI UCR 2024. Hover a bar for the exact rate.

/100K

What this shows New Haven reports the highest big-city violent-crime rate in Connecticut, at 534.8 per 100,000.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024
Connecticut's largest cities — violent vs. property crime. X axis violent crime per 100K, Y axis property crime per 100K, split by the national averages. 14 cities; the anchor city is ringed. Connecticut's largest cities — violent vs. property crime SAFEST HIGHEST CRIME 8 578 Violent crime per 100K → 780 3,874 Property crime per 100K → Bridgeport: 393 violent · 1,469 property per 100K · grade C Bridgeport New Haven: 535 violent · 3,587 property per 100K · grade F New Haven Stamford: 158 violent · 1,225 property per 100K · grade B Stamford Hartford: 516 violent · 2,846 property per 100K · grade F Hartford Waterbury: 323 violent · 2,919 property per 100K · grade C Norwalk: 85 violent · 1,505 property per 100K · grade A Danbury: 262 violent · 1,257 property per 100K · grade B New Britain: 421 violent · 1,926 property per 100K · grade C Fairfield: 23 violent · 1,410 property per 100K · grade A West Hartford: 64 violent · 2,732 property per 100K · grade B Greenwich: 9 violent · 867 property per 100K · grade A+ Bristol: 58 violent · 958 property per 100K · grade A Meriden: 129 violent · 1,688 property per 100K · grade B Hamden: 431 violent · 3,118 property per 100K · grade D Safety grade A / B C D / F
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · split lines are Connecticut's statewide averages · the four largest cities are labeled
City Population Violent / 100K Grade
Bridgeport 148,132 392.9 C
New Haven 137,243 534.8 F
Stamford 136,483 157.5 B
Hartford 119,626 515.8 F
Waterbury 115,363 322.5 C
Norwalk 92,987 85 A
Danbury 86,257 262 B
New Britain 74,528 421.3 C
Fairfield 64,098 23.4 A
West Hartford 64,093 64 B
Greenwich 63,651 9.4 A+
Bristol 61,895 58.2 A
Meriden 59,943 128.5 B
Hamden 59,908 430.7 D
Manchester 59,378 133 B
West Haven 54,598 104.4 A
Milford 53,065 116.8 B
Stratford 52,531 66.6 A
East Hartford 50,584 89 A
Middletown 48,331 62.1 A
Southington 43,849 66.1 A
Wallingford 43,561 18.4 A+
Shelton 42,616 42.2 A+
Enfield 40,659 162.3 B
Norwich 39,832 205.9 B
Trumbull 37,492 104 B
Torrington 35,612 81.4 A
Glastonbury 35,249 28.4 A
Naugatuck 31,930 50.1 A
Newington 31,504 76.2 B
Vernon 30,738 42.3 A
Cheshire 29,399 13.6 A+
Windsor 29,382 61.3 A
New Milford 28,377 28.2 A+
Branford 28,000 46.4 A
Groton Town 27,927 93.1 A
Newtown 27,890 17.9 A+
New London 27,848 201.1 B
Westport 27,606 3.6 A+
East Haven 27,447 98.4 B
Wethersfield 27,073 59.1 A
Farmington 26,852 22.3 A
South Windsor 26,741 37.4 A
Simsbury 25,108 15.9 A+
Ridgefield 24,924 24.1 A+
North Haven 24,340 37 B
Watertown 22,337 13.4 A
Darien 22,216 31.5 A
Bloomfield 22,032 108.9 B
Guilford 22,021 27.2 A
New Canaan 20,973 9.5 A+
Bethel 20,799 9.6 A+
Rocky Hill 20,692 77.3 A
Berlin 20,529 92.6 A
Waterford 19,913 25.1 A
East Lyme 19,094 10.5 A+
Ansonia 19,049 68.2 A
Avon 18,886 21.2 A+
Monroe 18,852 21.2 A+
Stonington 18,469 65 A
Wilton 18,398 16.3 A+
Willimantic 18,393 174 A
Montville 17,730 22.6 A+
Plainville 17,504 68.6 A
Brookfield 17,496 57.2 A+
Madison 17,458 17.2 A+
Seymour 17,034 47 A+
Wolcott 16,379 24.4 A+
Suffield 15,641 25.6 A+
Ledyard 15,483 58.1 A+
Plainfield 15,265 78.6 A+
Cromwell 14,411 83.3 A
Orange 14,352 41.8 B
Clinton 13,481 74.2 B
North Branford 13,385 14.9 A+
East Hampton 13,090 22.9 A+
Windsor Locks 12,513 87.9 A
Derby 12,437 313.6 C
Coventry 12,338 81.1 A
Plymouth 11,806 8.5 A+
Granby 11,371 26.4 A+
East Windsor 11,179 62.6 B
Old Saybrook 10,606 75.4 A
Weston 10,353 0 A+
Winchester 10,247 68.3 A
Canton 10,166 39.3 A+
Portland 9,449 0 A+
Putnam 9,345 117.7 A
Groton 9,282 193.9 A
Woodbridge 9,010 11.1 A+
Redding 8,716 11.5 A+
Middlebury 8,057 24.8 A+
Easton 7,652 0 A+
Thomaston 7,523 0 A+
Groton Long Point 517 0 A+

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Primary source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, Crime in the United States annual release. State-level trends cross-check against the FBI Crime Data Explorer (CDE) API.

Population figures for rate calculations reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable. Verify with Census.gov QuickFacts.

Read our methodology , how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Using PlainCrime rankings responsibly

Crime rankings are most useful when they sit alongside other community-quality signals, school performance, housing affordability, employment, and access to healthcare. A safer-than-average violent-crime rate in a small commuter suburb does not by itself make a city a better place to live; it is one data point among many. Likewise, a higher-than-average rate in a dense urban center may reflect that residents and visitors interact with police more often, not that the city is necessarily unsafe for its residents. We provide cross-links from each city profile to neighboring jurisdictions, state averages, and national benchmarks so you can read each number in context rather than in isolation.

For news outlets, researchers, and concerned residents who cite our rankings, the most defensible approach is to quote the per-100,000 rate, the reporting year, and the source agency in the same sentence. Avoid framing crime statistics as predictive, UCR data describes what was reported in a past year, not what will happen tomorrow. Where possible, pair our rankings with longitudinal trend data on the relevant city's profile page to show whether the rate is moving up, holding steady, or falling year over year.