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.

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