State crime profile · 2024
Connecticut Crime Rates: Safest & Most Dangerous Cities
Crime data for 95 cities (no FBI Table 10 county rows in this vintage) in Connecticut (CT), ranked safest to most dangerous from 108 reporting agencies.
Data updated 2026-09-05
- 139
- Violent / 100K
- 1,396.7
- Property / 100K
- 95
- Cities
Connecticut violent crime is 139 per 100,000, 61% below the U.S. average
According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Connecticut records 139 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 61% below the national average (about the 2nd-safest of 51 states and D.C.). Statewide averages hide city and county variation; UCR participation is voluntary.
- 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.
The FBI's state-level summary reports violent and property crime as aggregate totals rather than broken out by individual offense type (murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, arson). For an offense-by-offense breakdown, see the individual city and county pages for Connecticut below, which draw on FBI UCR Tables 8 and 10 and do report each offense type separately.
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.
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% among 51 U.S. states
Each bar is a band of values; taller bars hold more U.S. states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · 2024
Safest cities · Most dangerous cities · Crime trends
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.
- Westport 4
Westport
4 /100K
- Cheshire
Cheshire
14 /100K
- Simsbury
Simsbury
16 /100K
- Newtown
Newtown
18 /100K
- Wallingford
Wallingford
18 /100K
- Farmington
Farmington
22 /100K
- Fairfield
Fairfield
23 /100K
- New Milford
New Milford
28 /100K
What this shows Westport is the safest sizeable city in Connecticut, at 3.6 violent crimes per 100,000.
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.
- New Haven
New Haven
535 /100K
- Hartford
Hartford
516 /100K
- Hamden
Hamden
431 /100K
- New Britain
New Britain
421 /100K
- Bridgeport
Bridgeport
393 /100K
- Waterbury
Waterbury
323 /100K
- Danbury
Danbury
262 /100K
- Norwich 206
Norwich
206 /100K
What this shows New Haven reports the highest big-city violent-crime rate in Connecticut, at 534.8 per 100,000.
New Haven is both volume #1 and rate #1 among 43 Connecticut cities with 25,000+ residents in FBI UCR 2024. That non-invert is disclosed, not hidden.
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- Bridgeport: 393 violent, 1469 property per 100,000 (grade C)
- New Haven: 535 violent, 3587 property per 100,000 (grade F)
- Stamford: 158 violent, 1225 property per 100,000 (grade B)
- Hartford: 516 violent, 2846 property per 100,000 (grade F)
- Waterbury: 323 violent, 2919 property per 100,000 (grade C)
- Norwalk: 85 violent, 1505 property per 100,000 (grade A)
- Danbury: 262 violent, 1257 property per 100,000 (grade B)
- New Britain: 421 violent, 1926 property per 100,000 (grade C)
- Fairfield: 23 violent, 1410 property per 100,000 (grade A)
- West Hartford: 64 violent, 2732 property per 100,000 (grade B)
- Bristol: 58 violent, 958 property per 100,000 (grade A)
- Meriden: 129 violent, 1688 property per 100,000 (grade B)
- Hamden: 431 violent, 3118 property per 100,000 (grade D)
- Manchester: 133 violent, 2115 property per 100,000 (grade B)
Connecticut safety livability score: 86/100
Percentile-benchmarked against all 51 tracked states, 2024 FBI UCR data.
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Violent crime rate
139/100K · A (96th percentile)
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Property crime rate
1396.7/100K · C (73th percentile)
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Murder rate
N/A, dropped from score, weight redistributed
| 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 | Incomplete report* | - |
| 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+ |
Counties in Connecticut
FBI Table 10 lists no county rows for Connecticut in this vintage (8 Census county-equivalents exist; participation is voluntary). Missing counties are absent from the FBI source for this year, not dropped by PlainCrime. See national county coverage and methodology.
No county profile pages for Connecticut in this vintage. City and statewide agency totals remain available above.
Nationwide peers for Connecticut
Similar violent rate (~139/100K)
- Mississippi · 142.7/100K violent
- Rhode Island · 154.6/100K violent
- New Hampshire · 111.9/100K violent
- Maine · 101.6/100K violent
Similar property rate (~1,396.7/100K)
- Kentucky · 1397.1/100K property
- New Jersey · 1395.7/100K property
- Michigan · 1395.3/100K property
- Utah · 1435.1/100K property
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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.
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