Most Dangerous Cities in Connecticut

Top 50 cities (≥10,000 pop) by highest FBI UCR violent crime rate per 100,000 · 2024. Lead: New Haven at 534.8/100K.

FBI UCR Highest-Crime Snapshot: Connecticut

Connecticut lists 50 cities with 10,000+ population for 2024, spanning New Haven at 534.8/100K violent down to Branford at 46.4/100K on this highest-crime cut. That is a 488.4/100K spread inside the elevated cohort alone, not a single statewide rate. Cohort average: 139.8 violent offenses per 100,000 residents.

New Haven reported 734 violent and 4,923 property offenses on a 137,243 reporting population in 2024. Property rate 3587.1/100K sits beside the 534.8/100K violent rate. Top five on the table: New Haven, Hartford, Hamden, New Britain, Bridgeport.

New Haven offense desk

New Haven's 2024 violent book concentrates in aggravated assault (58% of 734 Part I violent offenses; mix index 4,566).

New Haven's violent rate fell 3.6% vs 2023 (554.8 → 534.8 per 100K) while staying #1 on this Connecticut highest-crime list.

New Haven violent offense mix (2024)

Mix index is HHI × 10,000 on Part I violent shares for the #1 city only, distinct from the per-100K ranking table.

# City GradePopulationViolent Crime RateProperty Crime Rate
1 New Haven F 137,243 534.8/100K 3587.1/100K
2 Hartford F 119,626 515.8/100K 2845.5/100K
3 Hamden D 59,908 430.7/100K 3118.1/100K
4 New Britain C 74,528 421.3/100K 1925.5/100K
5 Bridgeport C 148,132 392.9/100K 1469/100K
6 Waterbury C 115,363 322.5/100K 2918.6/100K
7 Derby C 12,437 313.6/100K 2548.8/100K
8 Danbury B 86,257 262/100K 1256.7/100K
9 Norwich B 39,832 205.9/100K 1260.3/100K
10 New London B 27,848 201.1/100K 1393.3/100K
11 Willimantic A 18,393 174/100K 815.5/100K
12 Enfield B 40,659 162.3/100K 1871.7/100K
13 Stamford B 136,483 157.5/100K 1225.1/100K
14 Manchester B 59,378 133/100K 2115.3/100K
15 Meriden B 59,943 128.5/100K 1688.3/100K
16 Milford B 53,065 116.8/100K 2095.5/100K
17 Bloomfield B 22,032 108.9/100K 2296.7/100K
18 West Haven A 54,598 104.4/100K 1238.1/100K
19 Trumbull B 37,492 104/100K 2272.5/100K
20 East Haven B 27,447 98.4/100K 1952.9/100K
21 Groton Town A 27,927 93.1/100K 988.3/100K
22 Berlin A 20,529 92.6/100K 1407.8/100K
23 East Hartford A 50,584 89/100K 1670.5/100K
24 Windsor Locks A 12,513 87.9/100K 999/100K
25 Norwalk A 92,987 85/100K 1504.5/100K
26 Cromwell A 14,411 83.3/100K 1887.4/100K
27 Torrington A 35,612 81.4/100K 1039/100K
28 Coventry A 12,338 81.1/100K 478.2/100K
29 Plainfield A+ 15,265 78.6/100K 124.5/100K
30 Rocky Hill A 20,692 77.3/100K 1232.4/100K
31 Newington B 31,504 76.2/100K 2136.2/100K
32 Old Saybrook A 10,606 75.4/100K 1621.7/100K
33 Clinton B 13,481 74.2/100K 2232.8/100K
34 Plainville A 17,504 68.6/100K 1508.2/100K
35 Winchester A 10,247 68.3/100K 849/100K
36 Ansonia A 19,049 68.2/100K 1406.9/100K
37 Stratford A 52,531 66.6/100K 1985.5/100K
38 Southington A 43,849 66.1/100K 1514.3/100K
39 Stonington A 18,469 65/100K 860.9/100K
40 West Hartford B 64,093 64/100K 2732/100K
41 East Windsor B 11,179 62.6/100K 2558.4/100K
42 Middletown A 48,331 62.1/100K 1150.4/100K
43 Windsor A 29,382 61.3/100K 1756.2/100K
44 Wethersfield A 27,073 59.1/100K 1370.4/100K
45 Bristol A 61,895 58.2/100K 958.1/100K
46 Ledyard A+ 15,483 58.1/100K 226.1/100K
47 Brookfield A+ 17,496 57.2/100K 531.6/100K
48 Naugatuck A 31,930 50.1/100K 1021/100K
49 Seymour A+ 17,034 47/100K 575.3/100K
50 Branford A 28,000 46.4/100K 1671.4/100K

Connecticut overview · Safest cities · National most dangerous cities · Methodology - FBI UCR Part I rates; cities ≥10,000 pop; 2024.