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

D+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

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$1.95 million

Cost of Crime™ for Wooster Square, New Haven, CT

In 2025, crime will cost $967 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Wooster Square 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 Wooster Square, New Haven, CT Safe?

The D+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Wooster Square's combined rate is higher than the norm. Wooster Square sits in the 25th percentile, ahead of 25% of neighborhoods and behind 75%. The grade covers only Wooster Square's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Wooster Square is 53.39 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 11 in the northwest areas to 1 in 21 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Wooster Square, New Haven, CT report the most crime, about 43 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Wooster Square, New Haven, CT

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Wooster Square for 2025 is $1,952,128, about $615 per resident and $967 per household. That equals 1.0% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 59.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.7%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Wooster Square Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Wooster Square, New Haven, CT:	$615
Hill, New Haven, CT:	$570
North Stamford, Stamford, CT:	$300
Connecticut:	$317
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Wooster Square is $615 per year, which is $151 more than the national average and $298 more than New Haven's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Wooster Square:

In Hill, New Haven, CT, crime costs $570 per person, which is $45 less than in Wooster Square.
In North Stamford, Stamford, CT, crime costs $300 per person, which is $315 less than in Wooster Square

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Wooster Square	Cost per Wooster Square Resident
Murder	$468,185	$147
Rape/Sexual Assault	$66,559	$21
Robbery	$122,295	$39
Assault	$251,082	$79
Kidnapping	$15,112	$5
Vehicle Theft	$136,256	$43
Burglary	$67,620	$21
Theft	$475,785	$150
Arson	$5,416	$2
Vandalism	$206,932	$65
Animal Cruelty	$1,068	$0
Drug Crimes	$46,580	$15
Identity Theft	$89,237	$28
Total Cost of Crime	$1,952,128	$615

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Wooster Square, 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 Wooster Square totals $3,552,216 ($1,119 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $5,504,344 ($1,734 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 northwest part of the neighborhood 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 Wooster Square has 2, do the same, and of Wooster Square's 3,175 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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Wooster Square 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 Wooster Square residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.754
Robbery	1.225
Rape	0.3457
Murder	0.0785
Total Violent Crime	4.402 (C+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	28.93
Vehicle Theft	2.771
Burglary	2.348
Arson	0.0706
Total Property Crime	34.13 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0785
Drug Crimes	1.983
Vandalism	9.123
Identity Theft	3.631
Animal Cruelty	0.0455
Total "Other" Rate	14.86 (D+)

Individual Wooster Square Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in Wooster Square is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Wooster Square.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Downtown New Haven, New Haven, CT	D+	B-	D
Mill River, New Haven, CT	C	C+	C
Dwight, New Haven, CT	C	B-	C+
East Rock, New Haven, CT	B-	B+	B-
Dixwell, New Haven, CT	C+	B-	B-
Hill, New Haven, CT	C-	C+	C
Prospect Hill, New Haven, CT	A-	A	A-
West River, New Haven, CT	C+	C+	C+
Fair Haven, New Haven, CT	B	B+	B
Annex, East Haven, CT	B-	B	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Wooster Square is similar versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
South Hill, Bellingham, WA	D-	C-	C-
Hillendale, Oregon City, OR	C-	B	B
Historic Edgefield, Nashville, TN	F	F	F
Holualoa, Kailua-Kona, HI	C+	A-	A-
Homeland, Baltimore, MD	A-	B-	B-
Smith Homes, Greensboro, NC	D	D	D
South Atrisco, South Valley, NM	C-	D-	D-
South Coast, Santa Ana, CA	A	A-	A-
South End, Little Rock, AR	F	F	F
South End Springfield, Springfield, MA	D+	F	F

Considering only the crime rate, Wooster Square 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 Wooster Square, New Haven, CT average SchoolGrade of F, with 16% actual proficiency versus 20% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Wooster Square schools on SchoolGrade

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