Crime & Safety
17 CT Towns with Highest and Lowest Crime Rates
Counting down the towns by the number of major crimes per person.
The single largest factor in public safety is local crime. Using statistics maintained by the Connecticut Uniform Crime Reporting Program under the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, we’ve ranked all 169 towns by the number of major crimes committed for every 1,000 persons.
The Crime Index (number of crimes per 1,000 persons) includes the number of recorded murders, rapes, robberies, aggravated assaults, burglaries, larcenies, auto thefts and arsons. The statistics in the lists above and below also include the rate of each crime per 1,000 persons.
Along with the Crime Index, we’ve also included a Crime Density Index, calculated as the percent of major crimes per person per square mile.
Check out the 17 towns with the least crime by scrolling through the list above and find the towns with the highest Crime Indexes below.
And find out the Crime Index and other stats for every town in the state using the interactive map found here.
17 Highest Crimes Rates
Stratford: 28.93 crimes per 1,000 people
- Murders: 0
- Murder Rate: 0
- Rapes: 15
- Rape Rate: 0.28
- Robberies: 28
- Robbery Rate: 0.53
- Aggravated Assaults: 61
- Assault Rate: 1.16
- Burglaries: 245
- Burglary Rate: 4.65
- Larcenies: 1,080
- Larceny Rate: 20.5
- Auto Thefts: 95
- Auto Theft Rate: 1.9
- Arsons: 8
- Arson Rate: 0.15
- Crime Density Index: 58.24
Milford: 29.59 crimes per 1,000 people
- Murders: 0
- Murder Rate: 0
- Rapes: 2
- Rape Rate: 0.04
- Robberies: 33
- Robbery Rate: 0.6
- Aggravated Assaults: 11
- Assault Rate: 0.2
- Burglaries: 150
- Burglary Rate: 2.72
- Larcenies: 1,371
- Larceny Rate: 24.86
- Auto Thefts: 65
- Auto Theft Rate: 1.18
- Arsons: 4
- Arson Rate: 0.07
- Crime Density Index: 58.24
East Haven: 30.59 crimes per 1,000 people
- Murders: 1
- Murder Rate: 0.03
- Rapes: 6
- Rape Rate: 0.2
- Robberies: 15
- Robbery Rate: 0.5
- Aggravated Assaults: 10
- Assault Rate: 0.34
- Burglaries: 166
- Burglary Rate: 5.59
- Larcenies: 644
- Larceny Rate: 21.67
- Auto Thefts: 67
- Auto Theft Rate: 2.25
- Arsons: 3
- Arson Rate: 0.1
- Crime Density Index: 41.73
West Haven: 31.99 crimes per 1,000 people
- Murders: 1
- Murder Rate: 0.02
- Rapes: 1
- Rape Rate: 0.02
- Robberies: 58
- Robbery Rate: 1.05
- Aggravated Assaults: 259
- Assault Rate: 4.69
- Burglaries: 197
- Burglary Rate: 3.57
- Larcenies: 1,076
- Larceny Rate: 19.49
- Auto Thefts: 174
- Auto Theft Rate: 3.15
- Arsons: 1
- Arson Rate: 0.02
- Crime Density Index: 35.06
Derby: 32.53 crimes per 1,000 people
- Murders: 1
- Murder Rate: 0.08
- Rapes: 8
- Rape Rate: 0.61
- Robberies: 10
- Robbery Rate: 0.77
- Aggravated Assaults: 9
- Assault Rate: 0.69
- Burglaries: 92
- Burglary Rate: 7.04
- Larcenies: 271
- Larceny Rate: 20.75
- Auto Thefts: 34
- Auto Theft Rate: 2.6
- Arsons: 2
- Arson Rate: 0.15
- Crime Density Index: 17.89
Lisbon: 32.87 crimes per 1,000 people
- Murders: 0
- Murder Rate: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Rape Rate: 0
- Robberies: 2
- Robbery Rate: 0.47
- Aggravated Assaults: 3
- Assault Rate: 0.7
- Burglaries: 26
- Burglary Rate: 6.06
- Larcenies: 108
- Larceny Rate: 25.17
- Auto Thefts: 2
- Auto Theft Rate: 0.47
- Arsons: 1
- Arson Rate: 0.23
- Crime Density Index: 53.74
Manchester: 33.06 crimes per 1,000 people
- Murders: 1
- Murder Rate: 0.02
- Rapes: 12
- Rape Rate: 0.21
- Robberies: 46
- Robbery Rate: 0.8
- Aggravated Assaults: 52
- Assault Rate: 0.9
- Burglaries: 288
- Burglary Rate: 4.99
- Larcenies: 1,417
- Larceny Rate: 24.55
- Auto Thefts: 92
- Auto Theft Rate: 1.59
- Arsons: 7
- Arson Rate: 0.12
- Crime Density Index: 90.67
Meriden: 33.13 crimes per 1,000 people
- Murders: 5
- Murder Rate: 0.08
- Rapes: 25
- Rape Rate: 0.41
- Robberies: 76
- Robbery Rate: 1.24
- Aggravated Assaults: 116
- Assault Rate: 1.89
- Burglaries: 421
- Burglary Rate: 6.86
- Larcenies: 1,223
- Larceny Rate: 19.92
- Auto Thefts: 168
- Auto Theft Rate: 2.74
- Arsons: 9
- Arson Rate: 0.15
- Crime Density Index: 80.84
East Hartford: 34.52 crimes per 1,000 people
- Murders: 2
- Murder Rate: 0.04
- Rapes: 26
- Rape Rate: 0.5
- Robberies: 83
- Robbery Rate: 1.59
- Aggravated Assaults: 81
- Assault Rate: 1.55
- Burglaries: 362
- Burglary Rate: 6.93
- Larcenies: 1,072
- Larceny Rate: 20.51
- Auto Thefts: 178
- Auto Theft Rate: 3.41
- Arsons: 11
- Arson Rate: 0.21
- Crime Density Index: 65.9
East Windsor: 35.07 crimes per 1,000 people
- Murders: 0
- Murder Rate: 0
- Rapes: 7
- Rape Rate: 0.68
- Robberies: 6
- Robbery Rate: 0.58
- Aggravated Assaults: 5
- Assault Rate: 0.48
- Burglaries: 61
- Burglary Rate: 5.89
- Larcenies: 275
- Larceny Rate: 26.38
- Auto Thefts: 9
- Auto Theft Rate: 0.87
- Arsons: 4
- Arson Rate: 0.39
- Crime Density Index: 85.43
Plainville: 38.81 crimes per 1,000 people
- Murders: 0
- Murder Rate: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Rape Rate: 0
- Robberies: 4
- Robbery Rate: 0.22
- Aggravated Assaults: 40
- Assault Rate: 2.19
- Burglaries: 145
- Burglary Rate: 7.94
- Larcenies: 482
- Larceny Rate: 26.38
- Auto Thefts: 38
- Auto Theft Rate: 2.08
- Arsons: 0
- Arson Rate: 0
- Crime Density Index: 38.87
New London: 41.75 crimes per 1,000 people
- Murders: 3
- Murder Rate: 0.11
- Rapes: 10
- Rape Rate: 0.37
- Robberies: 45
- Robbery Rate: 1.66
- Aggravated Assaults: 308
- Assault Rate: 11.38
- Burglaries: 183
- Burglary Rate: 6.76
- Larcenies: 515
- Larceny Rate: 19.03
- Auto Thefts: 66
- Auto Theft Rate: 2.44
- Arsons: 10
- Arson Rate: 0.37
- Crime Density Index: 33.52
New Britain: 42.88 crimes per 1,000 people
- Murders: 3
- Murder Rate: 0.04
- Rapes: 5
- Rape Rate: 0.07
- Robberies: 179
- Robbery Rate: 2.37
- Aggravated Assaults: 130
- Assault Rate: 1.72
- Burglaries: 775
- Burglary Rate: 10.28
- Larcenies: 1,749
- Larceny Rate: 23.19
- Auto Thefts: 393
- Auto Theft Rate: 5.21
- Arsons: 0
- Arson Rate: 0
- Crime Density Index: 59.24
Waterbury: 44.57 crimes per 1,000 people
- Murders: 5
- Murder Rate: 0.04
- Rapes: 7
- Rape Rate: 0.06
- Robberies: 185
- Robbery Rate: 1.64
- Aggravated Assaults: 131
- Assault Rate: 1.16
- Burglaries: 662
- Burglary Rate: 5.85
- Larcenies: 3,538
- Larceny Rate: 31.28
- Auto Thefts: 513
- Auto Theft Rate: 4.54
- Arsons: 8
- Arson Rate: 0.07
- Crime Density Index: 132.82
Bridgeport: 46.99 crimes per 1,000 people
- Murders: 22
- Murder Rate: 0.15
- Rapes: 388
- Rape Rate: 2.64
- Robberies: 606
- Robbery Rate: 4.12
- Aggravated Assaults: 744
- Assault Rate: 5.06
- Burglaries: 1,377
- Burglary Rate: 9.36
- Larcenies: 2,908
- Larceny Rate: 19.77
- Auto Thefts: 868
- Auto Theft Rate: 5.9
- Arsons: 25
- Arson Rate: 0.17
- Crime Density Index: 91.59
Hartford: 54.41 crimes per 1,000 people
- Murders: 23
- Murder Rate: 0.18
- Rapes: 27
- Rape Rate: 0.21
- Robberies: 640
- Robbery Rate: 4.99
- Aggravated Assaults: 965
- Assault Rate: 7.53
- Burglaries: 1,050
- Burglary Rate: 8.19
- Larcenies: 3,467
- Larceny Rate: 27.05
- Auto Thefts: 802
- Auto Theft Rate: 6.26
- Arsons: 88
- Arson Rate: 0.69
- Crime Density Index: 96.6
New Haven: 65.22 crimes per 1,000 people
- Murders: 17
- Murder Rate: 0.13
- Rapes: 58
- Rape Rate: 0.45
- Robberies: 844
- Robbery Rate: 6.48
- Aggravated Assaults: 956
- Assault Rate: 7.34
- Burglaries: 1,464
- Burglary Rate: 11.23
- Larcenies: 4,440
- Larceny Rate: 34.07
- Auto Thefts: 721
- Auto Theft Rate: 5.53
- Arsons: 13
- Arson Rate: 0.1
- Crime Density Index: 130.81
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