East Haven, CT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In East Haven, CT Summary

Crime in East Haven research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in East Haven over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in East Haven:

  • There were 769 total crimes committed in East Haven the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,773.7 total crimes per 100K people in East Haven.
  • The overall crime rate in East Haven is 19.34% above the national average.
  • East Haven ranks #84 safest out of 94 cities in Connecticut.
  • East Haven ranks #7,859 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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East Haven Vs Connecticut And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in East Haven is 2,773.7 per 100,000 people. That's 19.34% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 58.80% higher than the Connecticut total crime rate of 1,746.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
East Haven
/ 100k People
Connecticut
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 769 2,773.7 1,746.7 2,324.2
Murder 1 3.6 3.9 6.3
Robbery 13 46.9 57.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 28 101.0 103.8 268.2
Violent Crime 48 173.1 181.6 369.8
Burglary 34 122.6 187.1 269.8
Larceny 631 2,275.9 1,141.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 56 202.0 236.8 282.7
Property Crime 721 2,600.5 1,565.1 1,954.4

East Haven Crime Compared To Connecticut Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Connecticut.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In East Haven

48
Violent Crimes
173.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-53.18%
Below The National Average
  • There were 48 violent crimes in East Haven in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in East Haven is 173.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 577.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in East Haven each year. That compares to a 1 in 550.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -53.18% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -4.66% lower than the Connecticut violent crime rate of 181.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In East Haven

721
Property Crimes
2,600.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
33.06%
Above The National Average
  • There were 721 property crimes in East Haven in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in East Haven is 2,600.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 38.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in East Haven each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 33.06% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 66.16% higher than the Connecticut property crime rate of 1,565.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around East Haven

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
New Haven, CT 136,205 4,980 3,656.3 3,101.2 555.0
West Haven, CT 55,133 1,209 2,192.9 2,071.4 121.5
Milford, CT 52,694 1,277 2,423.4 2,341.8 81.6
Shelton, CT 42,189 408 967.1 917.3 49.8
Trumbull, CT 37,192 721 1,938.6 1,879.4 59.2
North Haven, CT 24,119 727 3,014.2 2,939.6 74.6
Ansonia, CT 18,750 394 2,101.3 1,978.7 122.7
Orange, CT 14,239 601 4,220.8 4,136.5 84.3
Clinton, CT 13,566 264 1,946.0 1,835.5 110.6

East Haven SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
7
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
8
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