Middletown, CT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Middletown, CT Summary

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

  • There were 819 total crimes committed in Middletown the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,733.1 total crimes per 100K people in Middletown.
  • The overall crime rate in Middletown is -25.43% below the national average.
  • Middletown ranks #61 safest out of 94 cities in Connecticut.
  • Middletown ranks #5,931 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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Middletown Vs Connecticut And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Middletown is 1,733.1 per 100,000 people. That's -25.43% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -0.78% lower than the Connecticut total crime rate of 1,746.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Middletown
/ 100k People
Connecticut
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 819 1,733.1 1,746.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 9 19.0 57.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 32 67.7 103.8 268.2
Violent Crime 48 101.6 181.6 369.8
Burglary 46 97.3 187.1 269.8
Larceny 628 1,328.9 1,141.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 97 205.3 236.8 282.7
Property Crime 771 1,631.5 1,565.1 1,954.4

Middletown 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 Middletown

48
Violent Crimes
101.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-72.53%
Below The National Average
  • There were 48 violent crimes in Middletown in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Middletown is 101.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 984.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Middletown each year. That compares to a 1 in 550.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -72.53% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -44.06% lower than the Connecticut violent crime rate of 181.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Middletown

771
Property Crimes
1,631.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-16.52%
Below The National Average
  • There were 771 property crimes in Middletown in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Middletown is 1,631.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 61.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Middletown each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -16.52% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 4.25% higher than the Connecticut property crime rate of 1,565.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Middletown

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
West Hartford, CT 63,934 1,739 2,720.0 2,660.6 59.4
Meriden, CT 60,332 1,591 2,637.1 2,345.4 291.7
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
North Haven, CT 24,119 727 3,014.2 2,939.6 74.6
East Hampton, CT 12,943 97 749.4 749.4 0.0
Portland, CT 9,499 44 463.2 421.1 42.1

Middletown SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
8.5
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