Connecticut Crime Rates & City Safety Scores
Population-adjusted FBI reporting rates; see the city profiles below.
Key facts
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Connecticut displays a 45.34-point adjusted-score range in its 2025 source-year cohort: Stamford, Connecticut at 65.18 points out of 100 versus New Haven, Connecticut at 19.84.
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Connecticut displays 3 jurisdiction profiles from a scoring run containing 141 reportable jurisdictions in its 2025 source-year directory; 3 displayed profiles have scores.
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Connecticut has 0 displayed jurisdictions with decreasing reported trajectories versus 2 increasing and 1 stable, comparing weighted 2024 reporting with 2025.
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Bridgeport, Connecticut has a reporting population of 148,012 residents versus 132,893 in New Haven, Connecticut, in the 2025 source-year displayed cohort.
Quick answer
In the Safety Atlas 2026 public safety index, the highest-scoring city in Connecticut is Stamford with an adjusted safety score of 65.18 out of 100, ranked across 3 tracked jurisdictions using 2025 FBI reporting.
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Connecticut city safety rankings
Ranked by adjusted Safety Atlas score. The table lists the 3 most populous jurisdictions in this directory; each rank is calculated within this displayed 3-jurisdiction cohort.
| City / Jurisdiction | Cohort Rank | Population | Safety Score | Overall Trend | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stamford | #1 of 3 | 135,806 | 65.18 | → Stable | View Report → |
| Bridgeport | #2 of 3 | 148,012 | 62.23 | ↑ Increasing | View Report → |
| New Haven | #3 of 3 | 132,893 | 19.84 | ↑ Increasing | View Report → |
* Trajectory trends compare weighted year-over-year reporting from 2024 to 2025. Scores describe relative reported rates, not personal risk. Cohort rank covers only the 3 jurisdictions listed above.
Connecticut in 7 numbers
- Every major offense fell in 2025. Burglary -40% (8,504 to 5,124), motor vehicle theft -27%, robbery -22%, aggravated assault -21%, homicide -20%, larceny-theft -12%.
- Almost half of all reports are property crime. 83,434 of 169,890 reports (49.1%); larceny-theft alone is 53,302 (31.4%).
- Clearances skew toward violent crime. 87% of homicides cleared vs 11% of motor vehicle thefts and 20% of larcenies (2025, reports cleared divided by reports received, reporting agencies only).
- Homicides fell by nearly a fifth. 139 reports in 2025 vs 174 in 2024 (-20%) across reporting agencies.
- The biggest volume is not violent. Simple assault (23,145) alone outweighs the entire personal-safety total (7,543, 4.4% of reports).
- Watch the monthly shape. Larceny-theft peaked in Aug (4,828) and troughed in Feb (3,871), a 1.2× swing inside a single year.
- These are reporting-agency sums. 64 of 97 agencies reported burglary in December 2025 (vs 64 in January); totals reflect who reported, not a census of crime.
Takeaways are computed from summed FBI CDE reported counts (source year 2025, 97 agencies in file). They describe reported data, not forecasts; check the methodology and coverage notes before reuse.
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Connecticut monthly trend: reporting-agency sums through December 2025
Annual totals hide timing. The bars below show 2025 reported counts per month summed across reporting agencies for three indicator offenses. Counts only; there is no honest monthly denominator at this grain, so no rates are shown.
Larceny-theft, month by month
↓ Decreasing, 53302 reports vs 60727 in 2024 (down 12% in reported data).
| Month | Count | Agencies | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 4,579 | 56 | Full |
| Feb 2025 | 3,871 | 56 | Full |
| Mar 2025 | 4,509 | 56 | Full |
| Apr 2025 | 4,265 | 56 | Full |
| May 2025 | 4,515 | 56 | Full |
| Jun 2025 | 4,344 | 56 | Full |
| Jul 2025 | 4,693 | 56 | Full |
| Aug 2025 | 4,828 | 56 | Full |
| Sep 2025 | 4,553 | 56 | Full |
| Oct 2025 | 4,502 | 56 | Full |
| Nov 2025 | 4,387 | 56 | Full |
| Dec 2025 | 4,256 | 56 | Full |
Simple assault, month by month
↓ Decreasing, 23145 reports vs 25745 in 2024 (down 10% in reported data).
| Month | Count | Agencies | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 1,890 | 63 | Full |
| Feb 2025 | 1,660 | 63 | Full |
| Mar 2025 | 2,049 | 63 | Full |
| Apr 2025 | 1,909 | 63 | Full |
| May 2025 | 2,147 | 63 | Full |
| Jun 2025 | 2,040 | 63 | Full |
| Jul 2025 | 2,081 | 63 | Full |
| Aug 2025 | 2,210 | 63 | Full |
| Sep 2025 | 1,916 | 63 | Full |
| Oct 2025 | 1,725 | 63 | Full |
| Nov 2025 | 1,772 | 63 | Full |
| Dec 2025 | 1,746 | 63 | Full |
Vandalism, month by month
↓ Decreasing, 21608 reports vs 30518 in 2024 (down 29% in reported data).
| Month | Count | Agencies | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 1,936 | 60 | Full |
| Feb 2025 | 1,685 | 60 | Full |
| Mar 2025 | 1,894 | 60 | Full |
| Apr 2025 | 1,819 | 60 | Full |
| May 2025 | 1,963 | 60 | Full |
| Jun 2025 | 1,740 | 60 | Full |
| Jul 2025 | 2,046 | 60 | Full |
| Aug 2025 | 1,895 | 60 | Full |
| Sep 2025 | 1,702 | 60 | Full |
| Oct 2025 | 1,721 | 60 | Full |
| Nov 2025 | 1,708 | 60 | Full |
| Dec 2025 | 1,499 | 60 | Full |
Clearances: what got cleared in 2025
87% of homicides cleared vs 11% of motor vehicle thefts, clearance follows violent crime, not volume.
| Offense | Reported | Cleared | Clearance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 139 | 121 | 87.1% |
| Aggravated Assault | 3,901 | 2,485 | 63.7% |
| Robbery | 1,910 | 665 | 34.8% |
| Burglary | 5,124 | 1,983 | 38.7% |
| Larceny-theft | 53,302 | 10,512 | 19.7% |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 10,955 | 1,211 | 11.1% |
Clearances ÷ reports received; clearances may concern earlier reports, so this is not a solve rate.
Monthly counts summed over reporting agencies, FBI CDE source year 2025. A hyphen (-) means not reported, not zero. Totals reflect who reported, not a census of crime.
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Connecticut city reports
- Stamford safety report: #1 of 3, population 135,806, score 65.18, and the displayed trajectory is → Stable.
- Bridgeport safety report: #2 of 3, population 148,012, score 62.23, and the displayed trajectory is ↑ Increasing.
- New Haven safety report: #3 of 3, population 132,893, score 19.84, and the displayed trajectory is ↑ Increasing.
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Scores compare reported rates; they do not predict personal risk. Methodology · Coverage
Monthly count comparisons
Connecticut reporting agencies recorded 4,828 larceny-theft offenses in Aug 2025 versus 3,871 in Feb 2025, a difference of 957 reports; 56 agencies reported in the peak-count month compared with 56 in the minimum-count month, within 12 displayed months totaling 53,302 reports (FBI CDE reporting-agency sums, not statewide population rates).
Connecticut reporting agencies recorded 2,210 simple assault offenses in Aug 2025 versus 1,660 in Feb 2025, a difference of 550 reports; 63 agencies reported in the peak-count month compared with 63 in the minimum-count month, within 12 displayed months totaling 23,145 reports (FBI CDE reporting-agency sums, not statewide population rates).
Connecticut reporting agencies recorded 2,046 vandalism offenses in Jul 2025 versus 1,499 in Dec 2025, a difference of 547 reports; 60 agencies reported in the peak-count month compared with 60 in the minimum-count month, within 12 displayed months totaling 21,608 reports (FBI CDE reporting-agency sums, not statewide population rates).
Connecticut reporting agencies recorded 121 cleared homicide offenses against 139 reports received in 2025 (87.1%), compared with 1,211 cleared motor vehicle theft offenses against 10,955 reports (11.1%), a 76.0-percentage-point difference between the displayed clearance ratios; clearances can concern earlier reports.
New Haven, Connecticut records 19.84 adjusted score points out of 100 in the 2025 source-year directory, 29.24 points below the displayed scored-cohort mean of 49.08; its reporting population of 132,893 residents accounts for 31.9% of the 416,711 residents summed across the 3 displayed jurisdiction populations.
Stamford, Connecticut records 65.18 adjusted score points out of 100 in the 2025 source-year directory, 16.10 points above the displayed scored-cohort mean of 49.08; its reporting population of 135,806 residents accounts for 32.6% of the 416,711 residents summed across the 3 displayed jurisdiction populations.
Bridgeport, Connecticut records 62.23 adjusted score points out of 100 in the 2025 source-year directory, 13.15 points above the displayed scored-cohort mean of 49.08; its reporting population of 148,012 residents accounts for 35.5% of the 416,711 residents summed across the 3 displayed jurisdiction populations.
Connecticut reporting-agency sums contain 53,302 larceny-theft reports in 2025 versus 60,727 in 2024, 7,425 reports (12.2%) fewer across the two complete twelve-month source series; monthly reporting participation ranges from 56 to 56 agencies across those years, so the count change includes differences in participation and is not a population-adjusted rate change.
Connecticut reporting-agency sums contain 23,145 simple assault reports in 2025 versus 25,745 in 2024, 2,600 reports (10.1%) fewer across the two complete twelve-month source series; monthly reporting participation ranges from 63 to 63 agencies across those years, so the count change includes differences in participation and is not a population-adjusted rate change.
Connecticut reporting-agency sums contain 21,608 vandalism reports in 2025 versus 30,518 in 2024, 8,910 reports (29.2%) fewer across the two complete twelve-month source series; monthly reporting participation ranges from 60 to 60 agencies across those years, so the count change includes differences in participation and is not a population-adjusted rate change.
How to read the Connecticut directory
The scoring run contains 141 reportable jurisdictions in Connecticut. This public directory displays the 3 most populous jurisdictions in the current scored comparison set, and each displayed city's rank is calculated within this displayed 3-jurisdiction cohort.
Within the displayed cohort, Stamford has the highest adjusted score at 65.18, and New Haven has the lowest at 19.84. The public-cohort range is 45.34 points; use the offense-rate tables on each city profile to understand that spread.
Current trajectories in the displayed cohort: 0 decreasing, 1 stable, and 2 increasing. Trends compare weighted 2024 and 2025 reporting and do not forecast future incidents.
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