In 2025, Stamford police reported 216 violent crimes (154 per 100,000 residents), including 1 murders, 48 robberies and 154 aggravated assaults, plus 1,420 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 140,066. Violent-crime rate rank: 5 of 5 large Connecticut cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency CT0013500, 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.
Stamford's violent-crime rate of 154 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 39% higher than the Connecticut rate (111) and less than half the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 648 residents, or about 4.2 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Stamford ranks 323rd for violent crime, in the lower half, and 321st for murder (1 murder, 0.7 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 71% of Stamford's violent crimes and robberies 22%, a bigger robbery share than the 15% seen nationally.
Property crime ran 1,014 per 100,000, 12% lower than Connecticut overall. Stamford police logged 172 vehicle thefts (123 per 100,000, 270th of 351; Connecticut: 172) and 73 burglaries (52 per 100,000, 37% lower than the state).
The closest city we cover is Yonkers, 19 miles southwest in New York; its violent-crime rate (263) is 71% higher than Stamford's.
Out-of-state cities near Stamford's size (140,066 residents): Fullerton, CA at 358 violent crimes per 100,000 and Fargo, ND at 378.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Stamford had 154 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 39% higher than the statewide 111. It is 5th 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.
Stamford police reported 1 murder for 2025, a rate of 0.7 per 100,000 residents. The Connecticut rate was 1.9 and the national rate 4.1.
172 vehicles were reported stolen in Stamford in 2025, 123 per 100,000 residents. That is 37% lower than the national rate of 195 and ranks 270th of 351 cities on this site.