Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0New Haven reports more crime per resident than 92% of U.S. towns
On crimes reported to the FBI by New Haven’s police in 2023–2025, it grades D for safety: #235 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000.
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 Haven
6 of the 6 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 6 Connecticut towns on New Haven’s borders, 6 have a Safety Grade: Woodbridge (B+), West Haven (B), East Haven (C+), North Haven (C), Orange (C−), Hamden (D). Neighbors ↓
Homicides: above U.S. cities overall
New Haven’s police reported 16 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 12.7 per 100,000 residents a year, 5.2 times the rest of Connecticut (2.4) and 2.2 times all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: 4.8 times the rest of Connecticut
172 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (185 reported in 2025), 4.8 times the rest of Connecticut (36.1) and 2.2 times all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (79.4). Violent crime ↓
Against other big cities
Among the 325 U.S. cities over 100,000 we grade, New Haven reports less crime per resident than 28% (#235). Places like it ↓
A college town
New Haven is home to Yale University, with 15,025 students taking classes on campus (federal college data), and 15% 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 ↓
A job center
New Haven has 92,955 jobs based in town for 138,774 residents (Census LEHD), so some reports involve people who work or shop there rather than residents. 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 Haven’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; violent crime is the closer of the two to typical.
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 | New Haven property | Rest of Connecticut property | New Haven violent | Rest of Connecticut violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 31.0 | 16.1 | 5.6 | 1.5 |
| 2023 | 36.9 | 16.2 | 5.4 | 1.5 |
| 2024 | 35.9 | 14.5 | 5.3 | 1.3 |
| 2025 | 31.0 | 11.7 | 4.0 | 1.1 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Homicides and robberies
New Haven’s police reported 16 homicides, 185 robberies and 554 violent crimes in all to the FBI in 2025. By year, against the rest of Connecticut and all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables.
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| Year | New Haven | Rest of Connecticut | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11.0 | 3.7 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 15.5 | 3.4 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 10.9 | 2.2 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 11.5 | 1.7 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
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| Year | New Haven | Rest of Connecticut | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 178 | 45.7 | 95.5 |
| 2023 | 201 | 42.1 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 181 | 37.1 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 132 | 29.4 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
For every 1,000 residents, about 31 property crimes reported
And about 4 violent crimes, 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.
4,885 crimes reported in 2025
554 violent and 4,331 property, as reported to the FBI by New Haven’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
90 people died in crashes on New Haven’s roads in 2019–2023
New Haven had 87 fatal crashes in five years, in which 90 people died; 36 were pedestrians and 4 were cyclists. 13 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 13.4 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, about the same as the median for Connecticut towns of 100,000+ people (11.7, 5 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 Haven and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Haven | D | 4.9 | 34.6 |
| West Haven | B | 0.9 | 12.7 |
| East Haven | C+ | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| Hamden | D | 3.8 | 27.6 |
| Woodbridge | B+ | 0.3 | 9.9 |
| North Haven | C | 0.3 | 26.1 |
| Orange | C− | 0.5 | 38.0 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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 Haven. 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 Haven’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (139,715 in 2025); our figure for New Haven is 138,774 (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 Haven
Is New Haven, CT safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, New Haven reports more crime per resident than 92% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade. Its police reported 4.9 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 1.3 in the rest of Connecticut and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in New Haven?
4.9 violent and 34.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Connecticut reports 1.3 and 14.1; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in New Haven?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in New Haven in 2025?
New Haven’s police reported 16 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 11.5 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is New Haven safer than West Haven?
West Haven reports less crime per resident than New Haven: West Haven grades B for safety and New Haven D. West Haven’s police reported 0.9 violent and 12.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices New Haven?
New Haven’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “New 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.