New London, CT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In New London, CT Summary

Crime in New London research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in New London 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 New London:

  • There were 533 total crimes committed in New London the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,926.5 total crimes per 100K people in New London.
  • The overall crime rate in New London is -17.11% below the national average.
  • New London ranks #67 safest out of 94 cities in Connecticut.
  • New London ranks #6,384 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.

Additional research about crime in Connecticut

New London Vs Connecticut And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in New London is 1,926.5 per 100,000 people. That's -17.11% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 10.29% higher than the Connecticut total crime rate of 1,746.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
New London
/ 100k People
Connecticut
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 533 1,926.5 1,746.7 2,324.2
Murder 2 7.2 3.9 6.3
Robbery 25 90.4 57.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 19 68.7 103.8 268.2
Violent Crime 66 238.6 181.6 369.8
Burglary 63 227.7 187.1 269.8
Larceny 328 1,185.5 1,141.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 76 274.7 236.8 282.7
Property Crime 467 1,687.9 1,565.1 1,954.4

New London 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 New London

66
Violent Crimes
238.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-35.49%
Below The National Average
  • There were 66 violent crimes in New London in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in New London is 238.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 419.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in New London each year. That compares to a 1 in 550.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -35.49% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 31.37% higher than the Connecticut violent crime rate of 181.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In New London

467
Property Crimes
1,687.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-13.63%
Below The National Average
  • There were 467 property crimes in New London in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in New London is 1,687.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 59.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in New London each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -13.63% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 7.85% higher than the Connecticut property crime rate of 1,565.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around New London

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Waterford, CT 19,565 217 1,109.1 1,083.6 25.6
Groton, CT 8,823 99 1,122.1 884.1 238.0

New London SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
4
Diversity
9.5
Safety
6
Amenities
9.5
Education
7
Commute
9
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