Manchester, CT Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Manchester, CT Summary

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

  • There were 1,335 total crimes committed in Manchester in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,248.3 total crimes per 100K people in Manchester.
  • The overall crime rate in Manchester is 6.09% above the national average.
  • Manchester ranks #82 safest out of 95 cities in Connecticut.
  • Manchester ranks #7,670 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.

Additional research about crime in Connecticut

Manchester Vs Connecticut And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Manchester is 2,248.3 per 100,000 people. That's 6.09% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 49.68% higher than the Connecticut total crime rate of 1,502.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Manchester
/ 100k People
Connecticut
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,335 2,248.3 1,502.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.4 5.0
Robbery 19 32.0 38.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 35 58.9 77.5 256.0
Violent Crime 79 133.0 136.0 359.0
Burglary 136 229.0 117.3 229.0
Larceny 995 1,675.7 1,013.7 1,272.0
Car Theft 125 210.5 235.0 259.0
Property Crime 1,256 2,115.3 1,366.1 1,760.0

Manchester 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 Manchester

79
Violent Crimes
133.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-62.94%
Below The National Average
  • There were 79 violent crimes in Manchester in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Manchester is 133.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 751.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Manchester each year. That compares to a 1 in 735.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -62.94% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -2.17% lower than the Connecticut violent crime rate of 136.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Manchester

1,256
Property Crimes
2,115.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
20.19%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,256 property crimes in Manchester in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Manchester is 2,115.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 47.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Manchester each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 20.19% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 54.84% higher than the Connecticut property crime rate of 1,366.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Manchester

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Hartford, CT 119,626 4,021 3,361.3 2,845.5 515.8
West Hartford, CT 64,093 1,792 2,795.9 2,732.0 64.0
East Hartford, CT 50,584 890 1,759.4 1,670.5 89.0
Newington, CT 31,504 697 2,212.4 2,136.2 76.2
Wethersfield, CT 27,073 387 1,429.5 1,370.4 59.1

Manchester SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
7
Diversity
9.5
Safety
6
Amenities
9.5
Education
8
Commute
8
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