Wethersfield, CT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Wethersfield, CT Summary

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

  • There were 431 total crimes committed in Wethersfield the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,594.1 total crimes per 100K people in Wethersfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Wethersfield is -31.41% below the national average.
  • Wethersfield ranks #55 safest out of 94 cities in Connecticut.
  • Wethersfield ranks #5,579 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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Wethersfield Vs Connecticut And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wethersfield is 1,594.1 per 100,000 people. That's -31.41% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -8.74% lower than the Connecticut total crime rate of 1,746.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wethersfield
/ 100k People
Connecticut
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 431 1,594.1 1,746.7 2,324.2
Murder 1 3.7 3.9 6.3
Robbery 15 55.5 57.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 7 25.9 103.8 268.2
Violent Crime 26 96.2 181.6 369.8
Burglary 43 159.0 187.1 269.8
Larceny 307 1,135.4 1,141.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 55 203.4 236.8 282.7
Property Crime 405 1,497.9 1,565.1 1,954.4

Wethersfield 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 Wethersfield

26
Violent Crimes
96.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-74.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 26 violent crimes in Wethersfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wethersfield is 96.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,039.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wethersfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 550.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -74.00% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -47.04% lower than the Connecticut violent crime rate of 181.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wethersfield

405
Property Crimes
1,497.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-23.36%
Below The National Average
  • There were 405 property crimes in Wethersfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wethersfield is 1,497.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 66.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wethersfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -23.36% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -4.29% lower than the Connecticut property crime rate of 1,565.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wethersfield

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Hartford, CT 120,196 3,663 3,047.5 2,477.6 569.9
New Britain, CT 73,621 1,785 2,424.6 2,061.9 362.7
West Hartford, CT 63,934 1,739 2,720.0 2,660.6 59.4
Manchester, CT 59,293 1,630 2,749.1 2,585.5 163.6
East Hartford, CT 50,579 1,448 2,862.8 2,673.0 189.8
Newington, CT 30,277 800 2,642.3 2,506.9 135.4
Windsor Locks, CT 12,497 168 1,344.3 1,288.3 56.0
Portland, CT 9,499 44 463.2 421.1 42.1

Wethersfield SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8
Safety
7
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
8.5
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