Danbury, CT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Danbury, CT Summary

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

  • There were 1,258 total crimes committed in Danbury the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,443.3 total crimes per 100K people in Danbury.
  • The overall crime rate in Danbury is -37.90% below the national average.
  • Danbury ranks #53 safest out of 94 cities in Connecticut.
  • Danbury ranks #5,150 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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Danbury Vs Connecticut And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Danbury is 1,443.3 per 100,000 people. That's -37.90% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -17.37% lower than the Connecticut total crime rate of 1,746.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Danbury
/ 100k People
Connecticut
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,258 1,443.3 1,746.7 2,324.2
Murder 4 4.6 3.9 6.3
Robbery 23 26.4 57.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 74 84.9 103.8 268.2
Violent Crime 120 137.7 181.6 369.8
Burglary 106 121.6 187.1 269.8
Larceny 931 1,068.1 1,141.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 101 115.9 236.8 282.7
Property Crime 1,138 1,305.6 1,565.1 1,954.4

Danbury 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 Danbury

120
Violent Crimes
137.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-62.77%
Below The National Average
  • There were 120 violent crimes in Danbury in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Danbury is 137.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 726.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Danbury each year. That compares to a 1 in 550.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -62.77% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -24.18% lower than the Connecticut violent crime rate of 181.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Danbury

1,138
Property Crimes
1,305.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-33.20%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,138 property crimes in Danbury in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Danbury is 1,305.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 76.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Danbury each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -33.20% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -16.58% lower than the Connecticut property crime rate of 1,565.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Danbury

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Shelton, CT 42,189 408 967.1 917.3 49.8
Trumbull, CT 37,192 721 1,938.6 1,879.4 59.2
New Milford, CT 28,252 192 679.6 651.3 28.3
Ridgefield, CT 25,048 35 139.7 139.7 0.0
Bethel, CT 20,728 152 733.3 709.2 24.1
Brewster, NY 2,512 16 636.9 597.1 39.8

Danbury SnackAbility

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