Photo: Iracaz · CC BY-SA 3.0Property crime per resident is higher in East Haven than in 79% of U.S. towns
The yearly rates were 1.0 violent crime and 21.0 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents, set against 1.5 and 15.0 in the rest of Connecticut. On top of that, the crimes the grade counts fell 34% per resident from 2023 to 2025. East Haven grades C+ for safety overall (#75 of 90 graded towns in Connecticut): more crime per resident than 64% of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported from 2023 to 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 East Haven
2 of the 4 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 4 Connecticut towns on East Haven’s borders, 4 have a Safety Grade: North Branford (A−), Branford (B−), North Haven (C), New Haven (D). Neighbors ↓
Among Connecticut towns, lower
Connecticut’s cities and towns report less crime than most states’, so East Haven’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 17% of the 90 Connecticut towns we grade, against 36% 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 East Haven’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Violent crime holds East Haven’s grade up; property crime pulls it down.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | East Haven property | Rest of Connecticut property | East Haven violent | Rest of Connecticut violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 26.0 | 16.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 2023 | 26.3 | 17.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| 2024 | 19.5 | 15.4 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| 2025 | 17.3 | 12.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | East Haven | Rest of Connecticut | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
East Haven’s police reported 83 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.0 per 1,000 residents a year, against 1.5 in the rest of Connecticut and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in East Haven per 1,000 residents
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.
And about 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
506 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
23 violent and 483 property, as reported to the FBI by East Haven’s police.
Nine people died in crashes on East Haven’s roads in 2019–2023
East Haven had 9 fatal crashes in five years, in which nine people died; 3 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist.
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 East Haven’s size would see about 9 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so East Haven’s own rate (6.5) 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.
East Haven and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Haven | C+ | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| Branford | B− | 0.6 | 14.9 |
| New Haven | D | 4.9 | 34.6 |
| North Haven | C | 0.3 | 26.1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Haven | C+ | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| Westport | B+ | 0.2 | 12.0 |
| Wethersfield | B | 0.7 | 13.9 |
| South Windsor | B | 0.5 | 14.7 |
| Farmington | B− | 0.3 | 16.0 |
| New London | C+ | 2.0 | 13.5 |
The five graded Connecticut towns closest to East Haven’s population (27,925), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
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 East Haven. 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 East Haven’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (27,984 in 2025); our figure for East Haven is 27,925 (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 East Haven
Is East Haven, CT safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, East Haven reports more crime per resident than 64% of U.S. towns, a C+ Safety Grade and #75 of 90 in Connecticut. Its police reported 1.0 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 East Haven?
1.0 violent and 21.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Connecticut reports 1.5 and 15.0; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in East Haven in 2025?
East Haven’s police reported 1 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 3.6 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is East Haven safer than Branford?
Branford reports less crime per resident than East Haven: Branford grades B− for safety and East Haven C+. Branford’s police reported 0.6 violent and 14.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices East Haven?
East Haven’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “East Haven”. 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.