Norwich, CT Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Norwich, CT Summary

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

  • There were 584 total crimes committed in Norwich in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,466.2 total crimes per 100K people in Norwich.
  • The overall crime rate in Norwich is -30.82% below the national average.
  • Norwich ranks #60 safest out of 95 cities in Connecticut.
  • Norwich ranks #5,937 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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Norwich Vs Connecticut And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Norwich is 1,466.2 per 100,000 people. That's -30.82% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -2.39% lower than the Connecticut total crime rate of 1,502.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Norwich
/ 100k People
Connecticut
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 584 1,466.2 1,502.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.4 5.0
Robbery 20 50.2 38.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 38 95.4 77.5 256.0
Violent Crime 82 205.9 136.0 359.0
Burglary 82 205.9 117.3 229.0
Larceny 364 913.8 1,013.7 1,272.0
Car Theft 56 140.6 235.0 259.0
Property Crime 502 1,260.3 1,366.1 1,760.0

Norwich 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 Norwich

82
Violent Crimes
205.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-42.66%
Below The National Average
  • There were 82 violent crimes in Norwich in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Norwich is 205.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 485.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Norwich each year. That compares to a 1 in 735.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -42.66% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 51.37% higher than the Connecticut violent crime rate of 136.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Norwich

502
Property Crimes
1,260.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-28.39%
Below The National Average
  • There were 502 property crimes in Norwich in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Norwich is 1,260.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 79.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Norwich each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -28.39% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -7.74% lower than the Connecticut property crime rate of 1,366.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Norwich

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Groton, CT 9,282 81 872.7 678.7 193.9

Norwich SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
8
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