Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0Violent crime per resident is higher in New Britain than in 85% of U.S. towns
Behind the grade sit 4.4 violent crimes and 19.7 incidents of property crime per 1,000 people a year, where the comparison is 1.4 and 14.9 in the rest of Connecticut. What’s more, on crimes New Britain’s police reported from 2023 to 2025, it grades C− for safety: #85 of 90 graded towns in Connecticut. The rate the grade counts dropped 24% from 2023 to 2025. Its 5 neighbors with figures all record less crime per resident.
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 New Britain
5 of the 5 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 5 Connecticut towns on New Britain’s borders, 5 have a Safety Grade: Southington (B−), Farmington (B−), Berlin (B−), Plainville (B−), Newington (C+). Neighbors ↓
Among Connecticut towns, lower
Connecticut’s cities and towns report less crime than most states’, so New Britain’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 6% of the 90 Connecticut towns we grade, against 18% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
A college town
New Britain is home to Central Connecticut State University, with 9,333 students taking classes on campus (federal college data), and 9% of residents are enrolled in college (Census). Students who live in town count as residents, so they are part of the per-resident rate. How to read it ↓
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 New Britain’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 higher than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | New Britain property | Rest of Connecticut property | New Britain violent | Rest of Connecticut violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 20.6 | 16.7 | 3.6 | 1.6 |
| 2023 | 22.9 | 17.0 | 4.9 | 1.6 |
| 2024 | 19.3 | 15.4 | 4.2 | 1.5 |
| 2025 | 16.8 | 12.5 | 4.2 | 1.1 |
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.
Crime in New Britain 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 4 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | New Britain | Rest of Connecticut | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
New Britain’s police reported 1,004 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 4.4 per 1,000 residents a year, against 1.4 in the rest of Connecticut and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
1,615 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.
325 violent and 1,290 property, as reported to the FBI by New Britain’s police.
23 people died in crashes on New Britain’s roads in 2019–2023
New Britain had 22 fatal crashes in five years, in which 23 people died; 7 were pedestrians. 4 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 6.2 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, about the same as the median for Connecticut towns of 25,000–100,000 people (6.8, 47 towns).
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.
New Britain and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Britain | C− | 4.4 | 19.7 |
| Farmington | B− | 0.3 | 16.0 |
| Newington | C+ | 0.7 | 22.6 |
| Berlin | B− | 0.7 | 16.4 |
| Plainville | B− | 0.8 | 17.3 |
| Southington | B− | 0.4 | 15.2 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Connecticut towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Britain | C− | 4.4 | 19.7 |
| Greenwich | A− | 0.2 | 8.1 |
| Bristol | B+ | 0.5 | 9.3 |
| Fairfield | B | 0.2 | 14.0 |
| Danbury | B− | 2.1 | 11.4 |
| West Hartford | C | 0.5 | 25.8 |
The five graded Connecticut towns closest to New Britain’s population (76,286), 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 New Britain. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against New Britain’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (76,622 in 2025); our figure for New Britain is 76,286 (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 New Britain
Is New Britain, CT safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, New Britain reports more crime per resident than 82% of U.S. towns, a C− Safety Grade and #85 of 90 in Connecticut. Its police reported 4.4 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 1.4 in the rest of Connecticut and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in New Britain?
4.4 violent and 19.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Connecticut reports 1.4 and 14.9; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in New Britain in 2025?
New Britain’s police reported 3 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 3.9 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is New Britain safer than Farmington?
Farmington reports less crime per resident than New Britain: Farmington grades B− for safety and New Britain C−. Farmington’s police reported 0.3 violent and 16.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices New Britain?
New Britain’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “New Britain”. 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.