The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in East Haven, CT: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A-
Property Crime Grade	D+
Other Crime Grade	B-

Which crimes are included?

$10.2 million

Cost of Crime™ for East Haven, CT

In 2025, crime will cost $820 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of East Haven with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is East Haven, CT Safe?

The C overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where East Haven's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. East Haven sits in the 42nd percentile, ahead of 42% of cities and behind 58%. The grade covers only East Haven's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in East Haven is 26.73 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 23 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 49 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of East Haven, CT report the most crime, about 179 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 54 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in East Haven, CT

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in East Haven for 2025 is $10,174,884, about $340 per resident and $820 per household. That equals 0.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in East Haven Compared to Other Cities?

East Haven, CT:	$340
Waterbury, CT:	$483
Sandy Hook, CT:	$151
Connecticut:	$317
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in East Haven is $340 per year, which is $124 less than the national average and $24 more than Connecticut's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to East Haven:

In Waterbury, CT, crime costs $483 per person, which is $143 more than in East Haven.
In Sandy Hook, CT, crime costs $151 per person, which is $189 less than in East Haven

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of East Haven for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to East Haven	Cost per East Haven Resident
Murder	$2.67 million	$89
Rape/Sexual Assault	$650,576	$22
Robbery	$471,239	$16
Assault	$857,502	$29
Kidnapping	$146,003	$5
Vehicle Theft	$1.32 million	$44
Burglary	$424,569	$14
Theft	$2.08 million	$69
Arson	$45,079	$2
Vandalism	$788,384	$26
Animal Cruelty	$9,195	$0
Drug Crimes	$320,539	$11
Identity Theft	$388,064	$13
Total Cost of Crime	$10,174,884	$340

The Intangible Cost of Crime in East Haven, CT

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in East Haven totals $21,292,363 ($712 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $31,467,247 ($1,052 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The central part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which East Haven has 2, do the same, and of East Haven's 29,922 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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East Haven Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 East Haven residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.9979
Robbery	0.5007
Rape	0.3586
Murder	0.0475
Total Violent Crime	1.905 (A-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	13.41
Vehicle Theft	2.853
Burglary	1.564
Arson	0.0624
Total Property Crime	17.89 (D+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0805
Drug Crimes	1.448
Vandalism	3.688
Identity Theft	1.676
Animal Cruelty	0.0415
Total "Other" Rate	6.934 (B-)

Individual East Haven Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in East Haven is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to East Haven.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Branford Center, CT	C	A	D+
Branford, CT	B+	A+	B-
New Haven, CT	C	A-	D+
West Haven, CT	D	B+	D-
North Branford, CT	B+	A+	B-
Stony Creek, CT	A+	A+	A-
Hamden, CT	C	B+	C-
Woodmont, CT	C-	A+	D
North Haven, CT	C+	A+	C-
Orange, CT	D	A+	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

East Haven is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Mauldin, SC	D-	C+	C+
Riverhead, NY	C+	C-	C-
Reedley, CA	D+	D+	D+
Raytown, MO	D-	D-	D-
Poulsbo, WA	D	C	C
Poplar Bluff, MO	D-	D-	D-
Pooler, GA	B	B+	B+
Pewaukee, WI	B+	A-	A-
Pataskala, OH	A-	A-	A-
Newberg, OR	C-	C+	C+

Considering only the crime rate, East Haven is as safe as the Connecticut state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in East Haven, CT average SchoolGrade of C-, with 32% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See East Haven schools on SchoolGrade

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