New Britain, CT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In New Britain, CT Summary

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

  • There were 1,785 total crimes committed in New Britain the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,424.6 total crimes per 100K people in New Britain.
  • The overall crime rate in New Britain is 4.32% above the national average.
  • New Britain ranks #79 safest out of 94 cities in Connecticut.
  • New Britain ranks #7,356 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

New Britain Vs Connecticut And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in New Britain is 2,424.6 per 100,000 people. That's 4.32% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 38.81% higher than the Connecticut total crime rate of 1,746.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
New Britain
/ 100k People
Connecticut
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,785 2,424.6 1,746.7 2,324.2
Murder 3 4.1 3.9 6.3
Robbery 49 66.6 57.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 175 237.7 103.8 268.2
Violent Crime 267 362.7 181.6 369.8
Burglary 178 241.8 187.1 269.8
Larceny 1,103 1,498.2 1,141.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 237 321.9 236.8 282.7
Property Crime 1,518 2,061.9 1,565.1 1,954.4

New Britain 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 New Britain

267
Violent Crimes
362.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-1.93%
Below The National Average
  • There were 267 violent crimes in New Britain in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in New Britain is 362.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 275.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in New Britain each year. That compares to a 1 in 550.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -1.93% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 99.72% higher than the Connecticut violent crime rate of 181.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In New Britain

1,518
Property Crimes
2,061.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
5.50%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,518 property crimes in New Britain in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in New Britain is 2,061.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 48.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in New Britain each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 5.50% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 31.74% higher than the Connecticut property crime rate of 1,565.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around New Britain

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
Bristol, CT 60,657 844 1,391.4 1,312.3 79.1
Meriden, CT 60,332 1,591 2,637.1 2,345.4 291.7
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
Watertown, CT 22,122 326 1,473.6 1,433.0 40.7
Windsor Locks, CT 12,497 168 1,344.3 1,288.3 56.0

New Britain SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
9.5
Safety
5
Amenities
10
Education
5
Commute
8.5
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