How has crime changed in Connecticut since 1985?

Police in Connecticut reported about 111 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2025 (U.S.: 329), down from a high of 644 in 1990, and 1,159 property crimes in 2025 (U.S.: 1,552), down from a high of 5,650 in 1990. Rates count only the agencies that reported. Choose another state to compare.

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Crimes per 100,000 people in Connecticut and the U.S., each year
Year Violent, Connecticut Violent, U.S. Property, Connecticut Property, U.S.
1985 463.3 570.3 5,002.8 4,780.0
1986 492.0 633.6 5,124.9 5,015.3
1987 482.9 624.9 5,299.9 5,090.1
1988 527.8 630.2 5,418.2 5,045.9
1989 594.8 680.5 5,569.2 5,211.5
1990 643.6 749.8 5,649.7 5,227.0
1991 627.2 798.1 5,643.8 5,388.4
1992 577.4 785.4 5,358.0 5,089.3
1993 536.7 764.1 4,970.7 4,814.1
1994 536.5 740.4 4,861.2 4,752.4
1995 477.0 720.6 4,875.0 4,796.6
1996 486.3 658.8 4,547.1 4,553.0
1997 460.4 644.9 4,262.3 4,494.7
1998 426.3 603.8 4,013.3 4,212.6
1999 346.3 545.8 3,063.1 3,872.6
2000 327.9 534.4 2,930.8 3,751.7
2001 337.6 529.5 2,803.9 3,801.5
2002 304.9 512.9 2,677.5 3,737.7
2003 281.7 493.7 2,497.1 3,704.0
2004 265.7 478.6 2,624.0 3,599.4
2005 245.8 483.0 2,523.9 3,518.3
2006 298.6 486.9 2,590.1 3,397.1
2007 301.1 477.9 2,484.8 3,316.1
2008 306.7 463.7 2,505.1 3,252.3
2009 300.9 436.8 2,359.5 3,076.7
2010 282.1 408.1 2,201.6 2,963.4
2011 276.2 390.1 2,167.1 2,925.7
2012 284.3 390.7 2,160.3 2,881.3
2013 259.6 378.2 1,989.7 2,759.3
2014 238.4 373.7 1,936.0 2,591.8
2015 221.1 384.6 1,835.1 2,495.2
2016 228.5 399.5 1,826.0 2,469.1
2017 229.0 397.5 1,788.0 2,372.4
2018 210.2 384.8 1,692.6 2,206.8
2019 185.3 381.0 1,441.8 2,109.0
2020 184.9 399.3 1,588.3 1,955.3
2021 174.4 360.9 1,558.2 1,762.2
2022 155.8 398.2 1,523.7 1,998.5
2023 154.2 385.6 1,580.4 1,950.5
2024 139.3 363.4 1,397.5 1,766.8
2025 111.1 329.3 1,159.4 1,552.1

Crimes per 100,000 people, as police reported them to the FBI.

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