Derby, CT Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Derby, CT Summary

Crime in Derby research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Derby 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 Derby:

  • There were 356 total crimes committed in Derby in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,862.4 total crimes per 100K people in Derby.
  • The overall crime rate in Derby is 35.07% above the national average.
  • Derby ranks #90 safest out of 95 cities in Connecticut.
  • Derby ranks #8,458 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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Derby Vs Connecticut And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Derby is 2,862.4 per 100,000 people. That's 35.07% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 90.56% higher than the Connecticut total crime rate of 1,502.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Derby
/ 100k People
Connecticut
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 356 2,862.4 1,502.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.4 5.0
Robbery 6 48.2 38.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 32 257.3 77.5 256.0
Violent Crime 39 313.6 136.0 359.0
Burglary 35 281.4 117.3 229.0
Larceny 189 1,519.7 1,013.7 1,272.0
Car Theft 93 747.8 235.0 259.0
Property Crime 317 2,548.8 1,366.1 1,760.0

Derby 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 Derby

39
Violent Crimes
313.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-12.65%
Below The National Average
  • There were 39 violent crimes in Derby in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Derby is 313.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 318.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Derby each year. That compares to a 1 in 735.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -12.65% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 130.58% higher than the Connecticut violent crime rate of 136.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Derby

317
Property Crimes
2,548.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
44.82%
Above The National Average
  • There were 317 property crimes in Derby in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Derby is 2,548.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 39.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Derby each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 44.82% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 86.58% higher than the Connecticut property crime rate of 1,366.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Derby

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Bridgeport, CT 148,132 2,758 1,861.9 1,469.0 392.9
New Haven, CT 137,243 5,657 4,121.9 3,587.1 534.8
West Haven, CT 54,598 733 1,342.5 1,238.1 104.4
Milford, CT 53,065 1,174 2,212.4 2,095.5 116.8
Shelton, CT 42,616 320 750.9 708.7 42.2
North Haven, CT 24,340 648 2,662.3 2,625.3 37.0
Bethel, CT 20,799 112 538.5 528.9 9.6
Ansonia, CT 19,049 281 1,475.1 1,406.9 68.2
Orange, CT 14,352 509 3,546.5 3,504.7 41.8

Derby SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
6
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