Bethel, CT Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Bethel, CT Summary

Crime in Bethel research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bethel over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Bethel:

  • There were 112 total crimes committed in Bethel in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 538.5 total crimes per 100K people in Bethel.
  • The overall crime rate in Bethel is -74.59% below the national average.
  • Bethel ranks #19 safest out of 95 cities in Connecticut.
  • Bethel ranks #2,410 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Bethel Vs Connecticut And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bethel is 538.5 per 100,000 people. That's -74.59% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -64.15% lower than the Connecticut total crime rate of 1,502.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bethel
/ 100k People
Connecticut
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 112 538.5 1,502.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.4 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 38.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 0 0.0 77.5 256.0
Violent Crime 2 9.6 136.0 359.0
Burglary 15 72.1 117.3 229.0
Larceny 90 432.7 1,013.7 1,272.0
Car Theft 5 24.0 235.0 259.0
Property Crime 110 528.9 1,366.1 1,760.0

Bethel Crime Compared To Connecticut Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Connecticut.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Bethel

2
Violent Crimes
9.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-97.32%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Bethel in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bethel is 9.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 10,399.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bethel each year. That compares to a 1 in 735.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -97.32% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -92.93% lower than the Connecticut violent crime rate of 136.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bethel

110
Property Crimes
528.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-69.95%
Below The National Average
  • There were 110 property crimes in Bethel in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bethel is 528.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 189.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bethel each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -69.95% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -61.29% lower than the Connecticut property crime rate of 1,366.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bethel

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Norwalk, CT 92,987 1,478 1,589.5 1,504.5 85.0
Danbury, CT 86,257 1,310 1,518.7 1,256.7 262.0
Shelton, CT 42,616 320 750.9 708.7 42.2
New Milford, CT 28,377 161 567.4 539.2 28.2
Ridgefield, CT 24,924 76 304.9 280.9 24.1
Ansonia, CT 19,049 281 1,475.1 1,406.9 68.2

Bethel SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
8.5
Safety
9
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
4
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