Manchester, CT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Manchester, CT Summary

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

  • There were 1,630 total crimes committed in Manchester the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,749.1 total crimes per 100K people in Manchester.
  • The overall crime rate in Manchester is 18.28% above the national average.
  • Manchester ranks #83 safest out of 94 cities in Connecticut.
  • Manchester ranks #7,819 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

Manchester Vs Connecticut And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Manchester is 2,749.1 per 100,000 people. That's 18.28% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 57.39% higher than the Connecticut total crime rate of 1,746.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Manchester
/ 100k People
Connecticut
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,630 2,749.1 1,746.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 26 43.9 57.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 50 84.3 103.8 268.2
Violent Crime 97 163.6 181.6 369.8
Burglary 103 173.7 187.1 269.8
Larceny 1,308 2,206.0 1,141.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 122 205.8 236.8 282.7
Property Crime 1,533 2,585.5 1,565.1 1,954.4

Manchester 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 Manchester

97
Violent Crimes
163.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-55.76%
Below The National Average
  • There were 97 violent crimes in Manchester in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Manchester is 163.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 611.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Manchester each year. That compares to a 1 in 550.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -55.76% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -9.91% lower than the Connecticut violent crime rate of 181.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Manchester

1,533
Property Crimes
2,585.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
32.29%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,533 property crimes in Manchester in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Manchester is 2,585.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 38.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Manchester each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 32.29% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 65.20% higher than the Connecticut property crime rate of 1,565.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Manchester

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
West Hartford, CT 63,934 1,739 2,720.0 2,660.6 59.4
East Hartford, CT 50,579 1,448 2,862.8 2,673.0 189.8
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

Manchester SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
7
Diversity
9.5
Safety
6
Amenities
9.5
Education
8
Commute
8
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