New Haven, CT Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In New Haven, CT Summary

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

  • There were 5,657 total crimes committed in New Haven in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,121.9 total crimes per 100K people in New Haven.
  • The overall crime rate in New Haven is 94.50% above the national average.
  • New Haven ranks #95 safest out of 95 cities in Connecticut.
  • New Haven ranks #9,319 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

New Haven Vs Connecticut And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in New Haven is 4,121.9 per 100,000 people. That's 94.50% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 174.41% higher than the Connecticut total crime rate of 1,502.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
New Haven
/ 100k People
Connecticut
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 5,657 4,121.9 1,502.1 2,119.2
Murder 15 10.9 2.4 5.0
Robbery 248 180.7 38.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 427 311.1 77.5 256.0
Violent Crime 734 534.8 136.0 359.0
Burglary 518 377.4 117.3 229.0
Larceny 3,297 2,402.3 1,013.7 1,272.0
Car Theft 1,108 807.3 235.0 259.0
Property Crime 4,923 3,587.1 1,366.1 1,760.0

New Haven 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 New Haven

734
Violent Crimes
534.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
48.97%
Above The National Average
  • There were 734 violent crimes in New Haven in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in New Haven is 534.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 187.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in New Haven each year. That compares to a 1 in 735.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 48.97% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 293.26% higher than the Connecticut violent crime rate of 136.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In New Haven

4,923
Property Crimes
3,587.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
103.81%
Above The National Average
  • There were 4,923 property crimes in New Haven in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in New Haven is 3,587.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 27.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in New Haven each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 103.81% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 162.58% higher than the Connecticut property crime rate of 1,366.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around New Haven

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
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
East Haven, CT 27,447 563 2,051.2 1,952.9 98.4
North Haven, CT 24,340 648 2,662.3 2,625.3 37.0
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, CT 12,437 356 2,862.4 2,548.8 313.6

New Haven SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
3
Diversity
10
Safety
3
Amenities
10
Education
7
Commute
8
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