Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0Reported crime per resident in Branford fell 56% from 2023 to 2025
Overall, Branford grades B− for safety (#58 of 90 graded towns in Connecticut): close to the middle of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported to the FBI in 2023–2025.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of CT” is every other Connecticut city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Branford
2 of the 3 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 3 Connecticut towns on Branford’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: North Branford (A−), Guilford (B+), East Haven (C+). Neighbors ↓
Among Connecticut towns, closer to the middle
Connecticut’s cities and towns report less crime than most states’, so Branford’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 36% of the 90 Connecticut towns we grade, against 53% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Branford’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Violent crime holds Branford’s grade up; property crime pulls it down. Its property rate (14.9) is below the FBI’s national estimate (17.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Reported crime is falling
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Connecticut.
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| Year | Branford property | Rest of Connecticut property | Branford violent | Rest of Connecticut violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 17.1 | 16.8 | 0.9 | 1.7 |
| 2023 | 19.4 | 17.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
| 2024 | 16.7 | 15.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 2025 | 8.6 | 12.6 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Violent crime, by year and by type
Branford’s police reported 53 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 0.6 per 1,000 residents a year, against 1.5 in the rest of Connecticut and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
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| Year | Branford | Rest of Connecticut | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
For every 1,000 residents, about 9 property crimes reported
And fewer than 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
256 crimes reported in 2025
10 violent and 246 property, as reported to the FBI by Branford’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
Eight people died in crashes on Branford’s roads in 2019–2023
Branford had 6 fatal crashes in five years, in which eight people died; 1 was a pedestrian. 3 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is about what is typical for Connecticut towns of 25,000–100,000 people: at their median rate (6.8 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Branford’s size would see about 10 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Branford’s own rate (5.7) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Branford and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Branford | B− | 0.6 | 14.9 |
| East Haven | C+ | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| Guilford | B+ | 0.2 | 9.3 |
| North Branford | A− | 0.2 | 6.8 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Connecticut towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Branford | B− | 0.6 | 14.9 |
| New Milford | A− | 0.4 | 5.6 |
| Westport | B+ | 0.2 | 12.0 |
| Farmington | B− | 0.3 | 16.0 |
| Windsor | B− | 0.5 | 17.6 |
| New London | C+ | 2.0 | 13.5 |
The five graded Connecticut towns closest to Branford’s population (28,724), by grade.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Branford. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Branford’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (28,528 in 2025); our figure for Branford is 28,724 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Branford
Is Branford, CT safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Branford reports less crime per resident than 53% of U.S. towns, a B− Safety Grade and #58 of 90 in Connecticut. Its police reported 0.6 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 1.5 in the rest of Connecticut and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Branford?
0.6 violent and 14.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Connecticut reports 1.5 and 15.0; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Branford?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in Branford in 2025?
Branford’s police reported 1 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 3.5 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Branford safer than East Haven?
East Haven reports more crime per resident than Branford: East Haven grades C+ for safety and Branford B−. East Haven’s police reported 1.0 violent and 21.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Branford?
Branford’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Branford”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.