Stamford, CT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Stamford, CT Summary

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

  • There were 1,865 total crimes committed in Stamford the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,362.0 total crimes per 100K people in Stamford.
  • The overall crime rate in Stamford is -41.40% below the national average.
  • Stamford ranks #48 safest out of 94 cities in Connecticut.
  • Stamford ranks #4,915 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.

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Stamford Vs Connecticut And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Stamford is 1,362.0 per 100,000 people. That's -41.40% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -22.03% lower than the Connecticut total crime rate of 1,746.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Stamford
/ 100k People
Connecticut
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,865 1,362.0 1,746.7 2,324.2
Murder 2 1.5 3.9 6.3
Robbery 74 54.0 57.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 164 119.8 103.8 268.2
Violent Crime 264 192.8 181.6 369.8
Burglary 144 105.2 187.1 269.8
Larceny 1,285 938.4 1,141.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 172 125.6 236.8 282.7
Property Crime 1,601 1,169.2 1,565.1 1,954.4

Stamford 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 Stamford

264
Violent Crimes
192.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-47.87%
Below The National Average
  • There were 264 violent crimes in Stamford in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Stamford is 192.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 518.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Stamford each year. That compares to a 1 in 550.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -47.87% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 6.17% higher than the Connecticut violent crime rate of 181.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Stamford

1,601
Property Crimes
1,169.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-40.18%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,601 property crimes in Stamford in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Stamford is 1,169.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 85.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Stamford each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -40.18% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -25.30% lower than the Connecticut property crime rate of 1,565.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Stamford

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Norwalk, CT 91,414 1,695 1,854.2 1,730.6 123.6
Greenwich, CT 63,631 699 1,098.5 1,076.5 22.0
Darien, CT 21,549 297 1,378.3 1,350.4 27.8
Port Washington, NY 20,071 144 717.5 687.6 29.9

Stamford SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
10
Safety
8
Amenities
9.5
Education
8
Commute
6
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