The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Willimantic, CT
Willimantic is an unincorporated community of 18,800 in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, about 25 miles east of downtown Hartford · Updated November 2026
Is Willimantic, CT safe?
Yes, crime in Willimantic is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A-. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, Willimantic sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 45% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A- here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Willimantic run from A+ to B, so check the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 814 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
45% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Willimantic as a whole, and 55% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Willimantic scores 814.
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 Willimantic, CT at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Willimantic, 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 Willimantic
Simple assaults run high, though crime overall runs low. Crime overall in Willimantic runs 16% below the US rate, but simple assaults run 62% above it: 15.8 a year per 1,000 residents, against 9.7 nationally.
Vehicle theft stands out among A-graded cities. For the typical resident of an A-graded US city, the figure is 0.93 car thefts a year per 1,000 residents; Willimantic has 1.8.
The safest and least safe parts of Willimantic
Every part of Willimantic where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Willimantic run from A+ to B; 57% of residents live in areas with 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 Willimantic, the southeast side has the least crime and the center the most.
Is crime going up in Willimantic?
Reported crime in Willimantic has risen since 2019: violent crime is up 28% and property crime up 13%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 1.3 to 1.6 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 6.8 to 7.7 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime rose 30% and property crime fell 14%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
WillimanticUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police agencies that serve Willimantic. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Willimantic
Violent, US
Property, Willimantic
Property, US
2016
+11%
+4%
+84%
+15%
2017
+47%
+4%
+62%
+12%
2018
+37%
+0%
+17%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
+8%
+4%
+28%
-8%
2021
+7%
+6%
-8%
-10%
2022
-32%
+5%
+24%
-6%
2023
-1%
+2%
+32%
-7%
2024
+28%
-4%
+13%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Willimantic
CrimeGrade™ estimates Willimantic has about 31 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 16% less than the US as a whole and 15% 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 Willimantic, about 54% 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.
How Willimantic compares with nearby cities
Of the 8 cities closest to Willimantic, 7 have less crime. Scotland and Chaplin have the least.
Walkability, density and night lighting in Willimantic
Two things set Willimantic apart: it has a Walk Grade of C (38 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole, and 38% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Even so, 50% of residents in Willimantic live in car-dependent areas, where most errands take a car. Places like that tend to report more theft and assault, and assault runs high here.
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.C (38 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 87% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.38% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 75% 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.92% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 59% 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.1.5 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 59% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.10.7 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 56% 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 Willimantic: D- (10 of 100).2 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 54% 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 Willimantic
Crime costs Willimantic about $894 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 $14 million a year, or $759 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$780,000
$41
Rape
$110,000
$6
Robbery
$210,000
$11
Assault
$2.8 million
$150
Burglary
$46,000
$2
Theft
$570,000
$30
Vehicle theft
$510,000
$27
Arson
$13,000
$1
Vandalism
$780,000
$41
Total
$5.8 million
$311
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 Willimantic 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 Willimantic, CT average a SchoolGrade of C+: 44% of students test proficient, against 41% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Willimantic on SchoolGrade
