East Hartford, CT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In East Hartford, CT Summary

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

  • There were 1,448 total crimes committed in East Hartford the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,862.8 total crimes per 100K people in East Hartford.
  • The overall crime rate in East Hartford is 23.18% above the national average.
  • East Hartford ranks #85 safest out of 94 cities in Connecticut.
  • East Hartford ranks #7,964 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 Hartford Vs Connecticut And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in East Hartford is 2,862.8 per 100,000 people. That's 23.18% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 63.90% higher than the Connecticut total crime rate of 1,746.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
East Hartford
/ 100k People
Connecticut
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,448 2,862.8 1,746.7 2,324.2
Murder 3 5.9 3.9 6.3
Robbery 32 63.3 57.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 47 92.9 103.8 268.2
Violent Crime 96 189.8 181.6 369.8
Burglary 89 176.0 187.1 269.8
Larceny 1,065 2,105.6 1,141.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 198 391.5 236.8 282.7
Property Crime 1,352 2,673.0 1,565.1 1,954.4

East Hartford 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 Hartford

96
Violent Crimes
189.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-48.67%
Below The National Average
  • There were 96 violent crimes in East Hartford in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in East Hartford is 189.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 526.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in East Hartford each year. That compares to a 1 in 550.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -48.67% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 4.53% higher than the Connecticut violent crime rate of 181.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In East Hartford

1,352
Property Crimes
2,673.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
36.77%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,352 property crimes in East Hartford in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in East Hartford is 2,673.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 37.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in East Hartford each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 36.77% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 70.79% higher than the Connecticut property crime rate of 1,565.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around East Hartford

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Hartford, CT 120,196 3,663 3,047.5 2,477.6 569.9
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
Manchester, CT 59,293 1,630 2,749.1 2,585.5 163.6
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
Windsor Locks, CT 12,497 168 1,344.3 1,288.3 56.0

East Hartford SnackAbility

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