The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Rocky Hill, CT
Rocky Hill is a town of 20,900 in Capitol Planning Region, about 7 miles south of downtown Hartford · Updated November 2026
Is Rocky Hill, CT safe?
Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Rocky Hill: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A, safer than the neighborhoods where 75% of Americans live. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A+ against A. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A; see the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 923 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
75% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Rocky Hill as a whole, and 25% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Rocky Hill scores 923.
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 Rocky Hill, CT at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Rocky Hill, 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 Rocky Hill
Car thefts and simple assaults both run low. In Rocky Hill, each runs at less than half the US rate: 1.0 car thefts and 3.5 simple assaults a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 and 9.7 nationally.
Thefts from cars happen in the morning far more often than nationally. In Rocky Hill, 44% of reported thefts from cars happen in the morning (6 am to noon), against 23% nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Rocky Hill
Every part of Rocky Hill where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Rocky Hill run from A+ to A; every part of Rocky Hill has less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Rocky Hill, the south side has the least crime and the northeast side the most.
Is crime going up in Rocky Hill?
Reported property crime in Rocky Hill has risen 13% since 2019. Too few violent crimes are reported here each year for a reliable violent crime trend. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 11 to 12 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 37%.
Property crime, change since 2019
Rocky HillUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Rocky Hill. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Rocky Hill
Property, US
2016
+36%
+15%
2017
+36%
+12%
2018
+25%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
+50%
-8%
2021
+49%
-10%
2022
+73%
-6%
2023
+79%
-7%
2024
+13%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Rocky Hill
CrimeGrade™ estimates Rocky Hill has about 20 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 45% less than the US as a whole and 25% less 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.
The largest share of crime reported in Rocky Hill is theft, about 48% of the total. It also makes up 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 Rocky Hill
Rocky Hill has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Rocky Hill, 49% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (49%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Car theft
Homes (46%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (44%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Vandalism
Parking lots and garages (36%)
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 Rocky Hill compares with nearby cities
Rocky Hill has less crime than 6 of its 10 nearest cities.
Two things set Rocky Hill apart: it has 82 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and 3.4% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. It also combines many jobs with busy transit: places with both tend to report more theft and robbery than places with only one of them, yet theft runs lower here than that would suggest.
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.82 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 92% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.3.4% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 82% 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. 91% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (12 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 70% of US city residents
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Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.7 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 78% 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 Rocky Hill: D+ (20 of 100).7 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 77% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.11.3 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 62% of US city residents
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 Rocky Hill
Crime costs Rocky Hill about $403 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 67% 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 $6.9 million a year, or $330 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$190,000
$9
Rape
$310,000
$15
Robbery
$160,000
$8
Assault
$650,000
$31
Burglary
$230,000
$11
Theft
$1.1 million
$50
Vehicle theft
$330,000
$16
Arson
$7,400
under $1
Vandalism
$600,000
$29
Total
$3.5 million
$169
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 Rocky Hill 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 Rocky Hill, CT average a SchoolGrade of A-: 57% of students test proficient, against 52% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Rocky Hill on SchoolGrade
