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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$12.0 million

Cost of Crime™ for New London, CT

In 2025, crime will cost $920 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of New London 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 London, CT Safe?

The D overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where New London's combined rate is higher than the norm. New London sits in the 19th percentile, ahead of 19% of cities and behind 81%. The grade covers only New London's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in New London is 38.79 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 13 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 42 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of New London, CT report the most crime, about 222 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 16 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in New London, CT

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in New London for 2025 is $12,046,515, about $440 per resident and $920 per household. That equals 1.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 60.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.7%

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

New London, CT:	$440
Waterbury, CT:	$483
Sandy Hook, CT:	$151
Connecticut:	$317
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in New London is $440 per year, which is $25 less than the national average and $123 more than Connecticut's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to New London:

In Waterbury, CT, crime costs $483 per person, which is $43 more than in New London.
In Sandy Hook, CT, crime costs $151 per person, which is $288 less than in New London

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to New London	Cost per New London Resident
Murder	$2.73 million	$99
Rape/Sexual Assault	$579,036	$21
Robbery	$467,084	$17
Assault	$1.31 million	$48
Kidnapping	$261,815	$10
Vehicle Theft	$1.07 million	$39
Burglary	$514,163	$19
Theft	$2.94 million	$107
Arson	$41,252	$2
Vandalism	$1.34 million	$49
Animal Cruelty	$11,030	$0
Drug Crimes	$337,765	$12
Identity Theft	$441,713	$16
Total Cost of Crime	$12,046,515	$440

The Intangible Cost of Crime in New London, 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 London totals $21,413,468 ($781 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $33,459,982 ($1,221 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 east 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 New London has 11, do the same, and of New London's 27,409 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 London 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 London residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.670
Robbery	0.5418
Rape	0.3484
Murder	0.0529
Total Violent Crime	2.614 (B-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	20.73
Vehicle Theft	2.521
Burglary	2.068
Arson	0.0623
Total Property Crime	25.38 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1575
Drug Crimes	1.666
Vandalism	6.836
Identity Theft	2.082
Animal Cruelty	0.0544
Total "Other" Rate	10.80 (D+)

Individual New London Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Waterford, CT	C-	A	D+
Conning Towers Nautilus Park, CT	B+	A+	B-
Groton, CT	D+	A-	D
Pleasure Beach, CT	B	A+	B-
Quaker Hill, CT	B+	A+	B-
Millstone, CT	B-	A	C
Groton Long Point, CT	A-	A+	B+
Gales Ferry, CT	A-	A+	B+
Niantic, CT	B+	A+	B
Noank, CT	A-	A+	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

New London is higher 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
Eldersburg, MD	C+	B+	B+
Villalba, PR	D-	D-	D-
Villa Park, IL	C	B	B
Uniontown, PA	C+	B-	B-
Fort Hood, TX	D-	D-	D-
Feasterville-Trevose, PA	B+	B+	B+
Faribault, MN	C-	C-	C-
Ellensburg, WA	D-	C	C
Elk River, MN	B	A-	A-
Waianae, HI	B	B+	B+

Considering only the crime rate, New London is less safe than the Connecticut state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in New London, CT average SchoolGrade of D, with 27% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See New London schools on SchoolGrade

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