Putnam, CT Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Putnam, CT Summary

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

  • There were 85 total crimes committed in Putnam in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 909.6 total crimes per 100K people in Putnam.
  • The overall crime rate in Putnam is -57.08% below the national average.
  • Putnam ranks #36 safest out of 95 cities in Connecticut.
  • Putnam ranks #4,042 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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Putnam Vs Connecticut And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Putnam is 909.6 per 100,000 people. That's -57.08% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -39.45% lower than the Connecticut total crime rate of 1,502.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Putnam
/ 100k People
Connecticut
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 85 909.6 1,502.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.4 5.0
Robbery 1 10.7 38.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 5 53.5 77.5 256.0
Violent Crime 11 117.7 136.0 359.0
Burglary 8 85.6 117.3 229.0
Larceny 53 567.1 1,013.7 1,272.0
Car Theft 13 139.1 235.0 259.0
Property Crime 74 791.9 1,366.1 1,760.0

Putnam 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 Putnam

11
Violent Crimes
117.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-67.21%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 violent crimes in Putnam in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Putnam is 117.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 849.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Putnam each year. That compares to a 1 in 735.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -67.21% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -13.45% lower than the Connecticut violent crime rate of 136.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Putnam

74
Property Crimes
791.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-55.01%
Below The National Average
  • There were 74 property crimes in Putnam in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Putnam is 791.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 126.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Putnam each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -55.01% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -42.03% lower than the Connecticut property crime rate of 1,366.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Putnam

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Webster, MA 17,876 257 1,437.7 800.0 637.7
Oxford, MA 13,549 122 900.4 664.3 236.2

Putnam SnackAbility

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