Photo: Mal2172 · CC BY-SA 4.0Coventry reports less crime per resident than 85% of U.S. towns
On crimes reported to the FBI by Coventry’s police in 2023–2025, it grades A for safety: #20 of 90 graded towns in Connecticut.
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 Coventry
Coventry reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 6 Connecticut towns on Coventry’s borders, 1 have a Safety Grade: Vernon (B+). Mansfield, Columbia, Windham, Tolland and Andover have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
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 Coventry’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are lower than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the stronger of the two.
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 | Coventry property | Rest of Connecticut property | Coventry violent | Rest of Connecticut violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5.4 | 16.8 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 2023 | 6.2 | 17.2 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| 2024 | 4.8 | 15.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| 2025 | 3.8 | 12.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Violent crime, by year and by type
Coventry’s police reported 18 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 0.5 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 | Coventry | Rest of Connecticut | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
For every 1,000 residents, about 4 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.
50 crimes reported in 2025
2 violent and 48 property, as reported to the FBI by Coventry’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
Five people died in crashes on Coventry’s roads in 2019–2023
Coventry had 4 fatal crashes in five years, in which five people died.
That is about what is typical for Connecticut towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (7.5 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Coventry’s size would see about 5 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Coventry’s own rate (8.1) 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.
Coventry and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Mansfield, Columbia, Windham, Tolland and Andover have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
Connecticut towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry | A | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| East Hampton | A | 0.2 | 5.3 |
| Plymouth | A | 0.3 | 5.7 |
| Granby | A | 0.3 | 5.7 |
| Windsor Locks | B | 0.8 | 11.0 |
| Derby | C− | 2.2 | 24.8 |
The five graded Connecticut towns closest to Coventry’s population (12,446), 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 Coventry. 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 Coventry’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (12,502 in 2025); our figure for Coventry is 12,446 (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 Coventry
Is Coventry, CT safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Coventry reports less crime per resident than 85% of U.S. towns, an A Safety Grade and #20 of 90 in Connecticut. Its police reported 0.5 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 Coventry?
0.5 violent and 5.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Connecticut reports 1.5 and 15.1; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Coventry?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
Is Coventry safer than Vernon?
Vernon reports more crime per resident than Coventry: Vernon grades B+ for safety and Coventry A. Vernon’s police reported 0.3 violent and 11.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Coventry?
Coventry’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Coventry”. 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.