East End is a neighborhood of 5,710 residents in Bridgeport, close to downtown · Updated November 2026
Is East End in Bridgeport safe?
East End has more crime than most of the country: an overall CrimeGrade™ of C-, with more crime than the neighborhoods where 87% of Americans live. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, B- against D. Bridgeport as a whole grades C+. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within East End run from C to F, so check the map below.
C-
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 329 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
13% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than East End as a whole, and 87% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. East End scores 329.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in East End, Bridgeport, CT at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in East End in Bridgeport, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in East End
Theft is a strength. East End grades B- for property crime, but theft grades A-, better than in the neighborhoods where 53% of Americans live.
Thefts from cars happen on streets and sidewalks far more often than nationally. In Bridgeport as a whole, 80% of reported thefts from cars happen on streets and sidewalks, against 18% nationally.
Crime rates and types in East End
CrimeGrade™ estimates East End has about 54 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 45% more than the US as a whole and 56% more than Bridgeport as a whole.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Assault is the most common crime in East End, about 42% of everything reported.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when crime happens in Bridgeport
The Bridgeport Police Department polices East End; these figures cover Bridgeport as a whole, 2022 to 2024.
In Bridgeport as a whole, 60% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (60%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Car theft
Streets and sidewalks (78%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from cars
Streets and sidewalks (80%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Vandalism
Homes (40%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Robbery
Streets and sidewalks (69%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Streets and sidewalks (42%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How East End compares with nearby neighborhoods
East End has more crime than 8 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods. Stratford Center Historic District and Reservoir-Whiskey Hill have the least crime nearby.
Parking lots, empty homes and walkability in East End
Two things set East End apart: it has 3.4% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 1.1 bars and nightlife spots for every 1,000 residents, against 0.6 nationally. Places with few empty homes tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson, yet burglary and vandalism run higher here than that would suggest.
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.2 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 88% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.3.4% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 84% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault.B- (50 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 64% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Bars and nightlifeBars, lounges, clubs and casinos. Places with more bars tend to report more assault and robbery.1.1 per 1,000 residentsUS: 0.6Higher than for 82% of residents of US city neighborhoods
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs East End
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs East End about $2,471 a year per household, about double the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $23 million a year, or $3,951 per resident.
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in East End means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in East End, Bridgeport, CT average a SchoolGrade of F: 11% of students test proficient, against 10% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in East End on SchoolGrade
