Northford Center · Photo: Jerry Dougherty · CC BY 2.5For violent crime, North Branford beats 96% of U.S. towns per resident
Its Safety Grade, A− (#25 of 90 graded towns in Connecticut), rests on crimes its police reported from 2023 to 2025: less crime per resident than 83% of U.S. towns. None of the 5 towns next door with figures records less crime per resident. Violence and property crime split as 0.2 violent crime and 6.8 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents a year, beside 1.5 and 15.1 in the rest of Connecticut. Per resident, the graded crimes were down 35% 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 North Branford
North Branford reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 6 Connecticut towns on North Branford’s borders, 5 have a Safety Grade: Wallingford (A−), Guilford (B+), Branford (B−), East Haven (C+), North Haven (C). Durham has no FBI figures of its 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 North Branford’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 per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | North Branford property | Rest of Connecticut property | North Branford violent | Rest of Connecticut violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8.8 | 16.8 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| 2023 | 8.2 | 17.2 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| 2024 | 7.0 | 15.5 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| 2025 | 5.2 | 12.6 | 0.2 | 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 | North Branford | Rest of Connecticut | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
North Branford’s police reported 7 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 0.2 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 North Branford 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 fewer than 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
74 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.
3 violent and 71 property, as reported to the FBI by North Branford’s police.
Nine people died in crashes on North Branford’s roads in 2019–2023
North Branford had 9 fatal crashes in five years, in which nine people died; 2 were pedestrians.
That is more than 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 North Branford’s size would see about 5 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so North Branford’s own rate (13.3) 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.
North Branford and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Branford | A− | 0.2 | 6.8 |
| Guilford | B+ | 0.2 | 9.3 |
| Wallingford | A− | 0.3 | 6.6 |
| Branford | B− | 0.6 | 14.9 |
| North Haven | C | 0.3 | 26.1 |
| East Haven | C+ | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| Durham | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Durham has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025.
Connecticut towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Branford | A− | 0.2 | 6.8 |
| East Hampton | A | 0.2 | 5.3 |
| Clinton | C+ | 0.5 | 20.1 |
| Cromwell | C+ | 0.7 | 20.4 |
| Derby | C− | 2.2 | 24.8 |
| Orange | C− | 0.5 | 38.0 |
The five graded Connecticut towns closest to North Branford’s population (13,551), 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 North 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 North Branford’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (13,563 in 2025); our figure for North Branford is 13,551 (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 North Branford
Is North Branford, CT safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, North Branford reports less crime per resident than 83% of U.S. towns, an A− Safety Grade and #25 of 90 in Connecticut. Its police reported 0.2 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 North Branford?
0.2 violent and 6.8 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 North Branford safer than Guilford?
Guilford reports more crime per resident than North Branford: Guilford grades B+ for safety and North Branford A−. Guilford’s police reported 0.2 violent and 9.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices North Branford?
North Branford’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “North 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.