The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Norwich, CT
Norwich is a city of 36,900 in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region and the main city of the Norwich metro area, home to 268,600 · Updated November 2026
Is Norwich, CT safe?
Yes, crime in Norwich is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A-. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, Norwich sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 49% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A- here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Norwich run from A+ to C+, so check the map below.
A-
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 832 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
49% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Norwich as a whole, and 51% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Norwich scores 832.
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 Norwich, CT at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Norwich, 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 Norwich
Robbery stands out among A-graded cities. For the typical resident of an A-graded US city, the figure is 0.13 robberies a year per 1,000 residents; Norwich has 0.51.
Aggravated assaults are uncommon. Norwich has aggravated assaults at less than half the US rate: 0.96 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.6 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Norwich
Low crime is the norm across Norwich: 97% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Grades across Norwich run from A+ to C+; 42% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
97%
A or B 97%C 3%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Norwich, the west side has the least crime and the east side the most.
Is crime going up in Norwich?
Since 2019, reported violent crime in Norwich is down 46%, while property crime has held about steady. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 3.8 to 2.1 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 14 to 13 (US: 18). Neither changed much from 2023 to 2024.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
NorwichUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Norwich. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Norwich
Violent, US
Property, Norwich
Property, US
2016
-20%
+4%
+14%
+15%
2017
-32%
+4%
+11%
+12%
2018
-26%
+0%
-10%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-8%
+4%
+6%
-8%
2021
-22%
+6%
+4%
-10%
2022
-21%
+5%
+22%
-6%
2023
-43%
+2%
-6%
-7%
2024
-46%
-4%
-9%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Norwich
CrimeGrade™ estimates Norwich has about 39 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 5% more than the US as a whole and 43% more than 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.
Assault is the most common crime in Norwich, about 49% of everything reported, and it also accounts for the largest share of what crime costs here.
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 Norwich
Norwich has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Norwich, 62% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 48% of them, against 34% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (62%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (47%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from cars
Homes (48%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Vandalism
Homes (50%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Robbery
Stores and businesses (46%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (57%)
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 Norwich compares with nearby cities
Of the 6 cities closest to Norwich, 5 have less crime. North Franklin and Bozrah have the least.
Empty homes, night lighting and walkability in Norwich
Norwich looks like a typical city on the traits that tend to go with crime.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.8.9% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 79% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.74% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 76% of US city residents
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. 74% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (20 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 61% of US city residents
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Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.12.6 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 73% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Norwich: D (15 of 100).4 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 67% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.1.9 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 57% of US city residents
BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Norwich on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.
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 Norwich
Crime costs Norwich about $891 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 26% 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 $32 million a year, or $858 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$1.1 million
$29
Rape
$1.3 million
$35
Robbery
$580,000
$16
Assault
$5.9 million
$161
Burglary
$650,000
$18
Theft
$1.8 million
$49
Vehicle theft
$850,000
$23
Arson
$28,000
$1
Vandalism
$1.4 million
$39
Total
$14 million
$371
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 Norwich 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 Norwich, CT average a SchoolGrade of D+: 37% of students test proficient, against 37% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Norwich on SchoolGrade
