Portland, CT Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Portland, CT Summary

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

  • There were 41 total crimes committed in Portland in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 433.9 total crimes per 100K people in Portland.
  • The overall crime rate in Portland is -79.53% below the national average.
  • Portland ranks #12 safest out of 95 cities in Connecticut.
  • Portland ranks #1,898 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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Portland Vs Connecticut And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Portland is 433.9 per 100,000 people. That's -79.53% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -71.11% lower than the Connecticut total crime rate of 1,502.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Portland
/ 100k People
Connecticut
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 41 433.9 1,502.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.4 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 38.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 0 0.0 77.5 256.0
Violent Crime 0 0.0 136.0 359.0
Burglary 8 84.7 117.3 229.0
Larceny 29 306.9 1,013.7 1,272.0
Car Theft 4 42.3 235.0 259.0
Property Crime 41 433.9 1,366.1 1,760.0

Portland 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 Portland

0
Violent Crimes
0.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-100.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 0 violent crimes in Portland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Portland is 0.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in inf chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Portland each year. That compares to a 1 in 735.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -100.00% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -100.00% lower than the Connecticut violent crime rate of 136.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Portland

41
Property Crimes
433.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-75.35%
Below The National Average
  • There were 41 property crimes in Portland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Portland is 433.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 230.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Portland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -75.35% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -68.24% lower than the Connecticut property crime rate of 1,366.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Portland

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
West Hartford, CT 64,093 1,792 2,795.9 2,732.0 64.0
Meriden, CT 59,943 1,089 1,816.7 1,688.3 128.5
Manchester, CT 59,378 1,335 2,248.3 2,115.3 133.0
Middletown, CT 48,331 586 1,212.5 1,150.4 62.1
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
North Haven, CT 24,340 648 2,662.3 2,625.3 37.0

Portland SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
7
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