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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$300.1 million

Cost of Crime™ for New Haven, CT

In 2025, crime will cost $876 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of the New Haven area 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 New 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 the New Haven area's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. New Haven sits in the 40th percentile, ahead of 40% of cities and behind 60%. The grade covers only the New Haven area's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in the New Haven area is 27.64 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 25 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 51 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of New Haven, CT report the most crime, about 4,955 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 1,438 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in New Haven, CT

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in New Haven for 2025 is $300,091,235, about $347 per resident and $876 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 58.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.0%

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

New Haven, CT:	$347
Waterbury, CT:	$483
Sandy Hook, CT:	$151
Connecticut:	$317
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in New Haven is $347 per year, which is $117 less than the national average and $30 more than Connecticut's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to New Haven:

In Waterbury, CT, crime costs $483 per person, which is $136 more than in New Haven.
In Sandy Hook, CT, crime costs $151 per person, which is $196 less than in New Haven

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to New Haven	Cost per New Haven Resident
Murder	$80.7 million	$93
Rape/Sexual Assault	$19.3 million	$22
Robbery	$14.1 million	$16
Assault	$24.9 million	$29
Kidnapping	$4.27 million	$5
Vehicle Theft	$31.3 million	$36
Burglary	$11.8 million	$14
Theft	$60.3 million	$70
Arson	$1.17 million	$1
Vandalism	$31.3 million	$36
Animal Cruelty	$256,860	$0
Drug Crimes	$9.45 million	$11
Identity Theft	$11.3 million	$13
Total Cost of Crime	$300,091,235	$347

The Intangible Cost of Crime in New 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 New Haven totals $641,333,060 ($742 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $941,424,295 ($1,089 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 south 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 the New Haven area has 34, do the same, and of the New Haven area's 864,835 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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New 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 New Haven residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.001
Robbery	0.5172
Rape	0.3688
Murder	0.0497
Total Violent Crime	1.937 (A-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	13.46
Vehicle Theft	2.335
Burglary	1.501
Arson	0.0559
Total Property Crime	17.35 (D+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0814
Drug Crimes	1.477
Vandalism	5.061
Identity Theft	1.693
Animal Cruelty	0.0402
Total "Other" Rate	8.353 (C+)

Individual New Haven Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
East Haven, CT	C	A-	D+
West Haven, CT	D	B+	D-
Hamden, CT	C	B+	C-
Spring Glen, CT	C-	B+	D
Woodbridge, CT	B+	A+	B-
North Haven, CT	C+	A+	C-
Orange, CT	D	A+	D-
Branford Center, CT	C	A	D+
Branford, CT	B+	A+	B-
Woodmont, CT	C-	A+	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

New 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
Allentown, PA	B	B	B
El Paso, TX	D-	D	D
McAllen, TX	D-	D-	D-
Knoxville, TN	D+	D	D
Baton Rouge, LA	D	D-	D-
Oxnard, CA	C	D+	D+
Sarasota, FL	A+	A-	A-
Albany, NY	B-	C	C
Columbia, SC	D-	D-	D-
Bakersfield, CA	D+	D	D

Considering only the crime rate, the New Haven area is less safe than 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 New Haven, CT average SchoolGrade of C+, with 38% actual proficiency versus 40% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See New Haven schools on SchoolGrade

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