New Haven, CT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in New Haven:

  • There were 4,980 total crimes committed in New Haven the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,656.3 total crimes per 100K people in New Haven.
  • The overall crime rate in New Haven is 57.31% above the national average.
  • New Haven ranks #93 safest out of 94 cities in Connecticut.
  • New Haven ranks #8,722 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.

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 3,656.3 per 100,000 people. That's 57.31% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 109.33% higher than the Connecticut total crime rate of 1,746.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
New Haven
/ 100k People
Connecticut
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 4,980 3,656.3 1,746.7 2,324.2
Murder 15 11.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 243 178.4 57.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 450 330.4 103.8 268.2
Violent Crime 756 555.0 181.6 369.8
Burglary 395 290.0 187.1 269.8
Larceny 3,049 2,238.5 1,141.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 780 572.7 236.8 282.7
Property Crime 4,224 3,101.2 1,565.1 1,954.4

New Haven 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 New Haven

756
Violent Crimes
555.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
50.09%
Above The National Average
  • There were 756 violent crimes in New Haven in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in New Haven is 555.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 180.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in New Haven each year. That compares to a 1 in 550.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 50.09% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 205.67% higher than the Connecticut violent crime rate of 181.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In New Haven

4,224
Property Crimes
3,101.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
58.68%
Above The National Average
  • There were 4,224 property crimes in New Haven in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in New Haven is 3,101.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 32.2 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 58.68% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 98.15% higher than the Connecticut property crime rate of 1,565.1 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 55,133 1,209 2,192.9 2,071.4 121.5
Milford, CT 52,694 1,277 2,423.4 2,341.8 81.6
Shelton, CT 42,189 408 967.1 917.3 49.8
Trumbull, CT 37,192 721 1,938.6 1,879.4 59.2
East Haven, CT 27,725 769 2,773.7 2,600.5 173.1
North Haven, CT 24,119 727 3,014.2 2,939.6 74.6
Ansonia, CT 18,750 394 2,101.3 1,978.7 122.7
Orange, CT 14,239 601 4,220.8 4,136.5 84.3
Derby, CT 12,243 417 3,406.0 3,046.6 359.4

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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