Bristol, CT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bristol, CT Summary

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

  • There were 844 total crimes committed in Bristol the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,391.4 total crimes per 100K people in Bristol.
  • The overall crime rate in Bristol is -40.13% below the national average.
  • Bristol ranks #51 safest out of 94 cities in Connecticut.
  • Bristol ranks #5,005 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

Bristol Vs Connecticut And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bristol is 1,391.4 per 100,000 people. That's -40.13% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -20.34% lower than the Connecticut total crime rate of 1,746.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bristol
/ 100k People
Connecticut
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 844 1,391.4 1,746.7 2,324.2
Murder 4 6.6 3.9 6.3
Robbery 16 26.4 57.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 21 34.6 103.8 268.2
Violent Crime 48 79.1 181.6 369.8
Burglary 118 194.5 187.1 269.8
Larceny 557 918.3 1,141.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 121 199.5 236.8 282.7
Property Crime 796 1,312.3 1,565.1 1,954.4

Bristol 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 Bristol

48
Violent Crimes
79.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-78.60%
Below The National Average
  • There were 48 violent crimes in Bristol in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bristol is 79.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,263.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bristol each year. That compares to a 1 in 550.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -78.60% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -56.42% lower than the Connecticut violent crime rate of 181.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bristol

796
Property Crimes
1,312.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-32.85%
Below The National Average
  • There were 796 property crimes in Bristol in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bristol is 1,312.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 76.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bristol each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -32.85% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -16.15% lower than the Connecticut property crime rate of 1,565.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bristol

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Waterbury, CT 113,464 3,703 3,263.6 2,874.0 389.6
New Britain, CT 73,621 1,785 2,424.6 2,061.9 362.7
West Hartford, CT 63,934 1,739 2,720.0 2,660.6 59.4
Newington, CT 30,277 800 2,642.3 2,506.9 135.4
Wethersfield, CT 27,038 431 1,594.1 1,497.9 96.2
Watertown, CT 22,122 326 1,473.6 1,433.0 40.7
Thomaston, CT 7,449 57 765.2 751.8 13.4

Bristol SnackAbility

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