Putnam, CT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Putnam, CT Summary

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

  • There were 102 total crimes committed in Putnam the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,103.4 total crimes per 100K people in Putnam.
  • The overall crime rate in Putnam is -52.52% below the national average.
  • Putnam ranks #38 safest out of 94 cities in Connecticut.
  • Putnam ranks #4,079 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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Putnam Vs Connecticut And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Putnam is 1,103.4 per 100,000 people. That's -52.52% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -36.83% lower than the Connecticut total crime rate of 1,746.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Putnam
/ 100k People
Connecticut
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 102 1,103.4 1,746.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 2 21.6 57.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 43.3 103.8 268.2
Violent Crime 12 129.8 181.6 369.8
Burglary 10 108.2 187.1 269.8
Larceny 78 843.8 1,141.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 21.6 236.8 282.7
Property Crime 90 973.6 1,565.1 1,954.4

Putnam 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 Putnam

12
Violent Crimes
129.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-64.90%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 violent crimes in Putnam in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Putnam is 129.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 770.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Putnam each year. That compares to a 1 in 550.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -64.90% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -28.51% lower than the Connecticut violent crime rate of 181.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Putnam

90
Property Crimes
973.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-50.18%
Below The National Average
  • There were 90 property crimes in Putnam in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Putnam is 973.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 102.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Putnam each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -50.18% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -37.79% lower than the Connecticut property crime rate of 1,565.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Putnam

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Webster, MA 17,651 331 1,875.2 1,184.1 691.2
Oxford, MA 13,316 131 983.8 743.5 240.3

Putnam SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
7
Diversity
5
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
8
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