Crime in Milldale, CT

Milldale is a town of 180 in Capitol Planning Region, about 18 miles southwest of downtown Hartford · Updated November 2026

Is Milldale, CT safe?

Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Milldale: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 81% of Americans live. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A+ against A.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 938 of 1,000
Safer than most US neighborhoods What this means

81% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Milldale as a whole, and 19% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Milldale scores 938.

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.

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Violent crimeSafety score 971 of 1,000Less violent crime than nearly all US neighborhoods
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Property crimeSafety score 879 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Milldale

Map of Milldale shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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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 Milldale, CT at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Milldale, 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


Crime rates and types in Milldale

CrimeGrade™ estimates Milldale has about 28 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 24% less than the US as a whole and close to Connecticut.

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.

The largest share of crime reported in Milldale is theft, about 65% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 1under 0.010.05
RapeA+under 10.110.38
RobberyA+under 10.750.62
AssaultA+under 14.612.3
Property crime
BurglaryAunder 11.02.4
TheftA318.413.1
Vehicle theftA+under 10.812.7
ArsonA+under 10.010.12
VandalismA-under 12.75.5

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 Milldale

The Southington Police Department polices Milldale; these figures cover Southington as a whole, 2022 to 2024.

In Southington as a whole, 40% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 49% of them, against 34% nationally.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
BurglaryHomes (40%)Morning (6 am to noon)
Car theftHomes (56%)Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from carsHomes (49%)Morning (6 am to noon)
VandalismHomes (32%)Morning (6 am to noon)

Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.


How Milldale compares with nearby cities

Milldale has less crime than 7 of its 10 nearest cities.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
MilldaleA+938A+A180
Plantsville 1 mileA923A+A10,900
Marion 2 milesA+939A+A341
Southington 3 milesA923A+A32,000
Hartford 17 milesC-328C-D+121,600
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Cheshire 4 milesA+969A+A+28,300
Wolcott 5 milesA904A+A-16,600
Meriden 6 milesA-816A-A-60,000
Prospect 6 milesA+964A+A+10,000
Waterbury 7 milesB-542B-C114,800
Plainville 8 milesA878AA17,100

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Milldale. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Milldale has more crime than 92% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
MilldaleA+938A+A180
Sweet Grass, MTA+988A+A+180
Silver City, KYA+988A+A+180
Haydenville, NYA+985A+A+180
Diefenbach Corners, WIA+983A+A+180
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Palm Grove, IAA+982A+A+180
East Waterford, MEA+982A+A+180
Eichelbergertown, PAA+980A+A+180
Paden, MSA+980A+A+180
Pleasant Point, MEA+976A+A+180
Pinkston, NCA+952A+A+180

What crime costs Milldale

Crime costs Milldale about $625 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 48% less than 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 $60,000 a year, or $332 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$1,200$6
Rape$1,200$7
Robbery$4,200$23
Assault$6,800$38
Burglary$1,600$9
Theft$17,000$94
Vehicle theft$2,200$12
Arson$55under $1
Vandalism$3,400$19
Total$38,000$209

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 Milldale 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. Milldale is a good example: many people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks worse than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.

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
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • 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.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Milldale

Schools in Milldale, CT average a SchoolGrade of A+: 63% of students test proficient, against 53% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in Milldale on SchoolGrade