Hartford, CT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hartford, CT Summary

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

  • There were 3,663 total crimes committed in Hartford the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,047.5 total crimes per 100K people in Hartford.
  • The overall crime rate in Hartford is 31.12% above the national average.
  • Hartford ranks #88 safest out of 94 cities in Connecticut.
  • Hartford ranks #8,187 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Hartford Vs Connecticut And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hartford is 3,047.5 per 100,000 people. That's 31.12% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 74.48% higher than the Connecticut total crime rate of 1,746.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hartford
/ 100k People
Connecticut
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,663 3,047.5 1,746.7 2,324.2
Murder 37 30.8 3.9 6.3
Robbery 128 106.5 57.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 498 414.3 103.8 268.2
Violent Crime 685 569.9 181.6 369.8
Burglary 347 288.7 187.1 269.8
Larceny 2,011 1,673.1 1,141.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 620 515.8 236.8 282.7
Property Crime 2,978 2,477.6 1,565.1 1,954.4

Hartford Crime Compared To Connecticut Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Connecticut.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Hartford

685
Violent Crimes
569.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
54.11%
Above The National Average
  • There were 685 violent crimes in Hartford in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hartford is 569.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 175.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hartford each year. That compares to a 1 in 550.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 54.11% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 213.85% higher than the Connecticut violent crime rate of 181.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hartford

2,978
Property Crimes
2,477.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
26.77%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,978 property crimes in Hartford in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hartford is 2,477.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 40.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hartford each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 26.77% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 58.31% higher than the Connecticut property crime rate of 1,565.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hartford

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
New Britain, CT 73,621 1,785 2,424.6 2,061.9 362.7
West Hartford, CT 63,934 1,739 2,720.0 2,660.6 59.4
Manchester, CT 59,293 1,630 2,749.1 2,585.5 163.6
East Hartford, CT 50,579 1,448 2,862.8 2,673.0 189.8
Newington, CT 30,277 800 2,642.3 2,506.9 135.4
Wethersfield, CT 27,038 431 1,594.1 1,497.9 96.2
Windsor Locks, CT 12,497 168 1,344.3 1,288.3 56.0

Hartford SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
8
Affordability
3
Diversity
9.5
Safety
3
Amenities
10
Education
4
Commute
8
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