In 2025, New Haven police reported 557 violent crimes (399 per 100,000 residents), including 16 murders, 185 robberies and 324 aggravated assaults, plus 4,332 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 139,715. Violent-crime rate rank: 2 of 5 large Connecticut cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency CT0009300, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford | 459 | 563 | 11 | 2,240 | Totals |
| New Haven | 399 | 557 | 16 | 3,101 | Totals |
| Waterbury | 295 | 343 | 9 | 2,341 | Totals |
| Bridgeport | 250 | 382 | 5 | 1,262 | Totals |
| Stamford | 154 | 216 | 1 | 1,014 | Totals |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.
New Haven's violent-crime rate of 399 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 3.6 times the Connecticut rate (111) and 24% higher than the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 251 residents, or about 10.7 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, New Haven ranks 177th for violent crime, in the higher half, and 45th for murder (16 murders, 11.5 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 58% of New Haven's violent crimes and robberies 33%, a bigger robbery share than the 15% seen nationally.
Property crime ran 3,101 per 100,000, 2.7 times Connecticut overall. New Haven police logged 848 vehicle thefts (607 per 100,000, 36th of 351; Connecticut: 172) and 327 burglaries (234 per 100,000, 2.8 times the state).
The closest city we cover is Bridgeport, 16 miles southwest; its violent-crime rate (250) is 37% lower than New Haven's.
Out-of-state cities near New Haven's size (139,715 residents): Fullerton, CA at 358 violent crimes per 100,000 and Fargo, ND at 378.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, New Haven had 399 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 3.6 times the statewide 111. It is 2nd highest of the 5 Connecticut cities on this site; Hartford is highest at 459. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
New Haven police reported 16 murders for 2025, a rate of 11.5 per 100,000 residents. The Connecticut rate was 1.9 and the national rate 4.1.
848 vehicles were reported stolen in New Haven in 2025, 607 per 100,000 residents. That is 3.1 times the national rate of 195 and ranks 36th of 351 cities on this site.