In 2025, Waterbury police reported 343 violent crimes (295 per 100,000 residents), including 9 murders, 110 robberies and 175 aggravated assaults, plus 2,725 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 116,419. Violent-crime rate rank: 3 of 5 large Connecticut cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency CT0015100, 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.
Waterbury's violent-crime rate of 295 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 2.7 times the Connecticut rate (111) and 8% lower than the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 339 residents, or about 6.6 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Waterbury ranks 237th for violent crime, in the lower half, and 89th for murder (9 murders, 7.7 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 51% of Waterbury's violent crimes and robberies 32%, a bigger robbery share than the 15% seen nationally.
Property crime ran 2,341 per 100,000, 2 times Connecticut overall. Waterbury police logged 353 vehicle thefts (303 per 100,000, 131st of 351; Connecticut: 172) and 217 burglaries (186 per 100,000, 2.3 times the state).
The closest city we cover is New Haven, 18 miles south; its violent-crime rate (399) is 35% higher than Waterbury's.
Out-of-state cities near Waterbury's size (116,419 residents): Tuscaloosa, AL at 479 violent crimes per 100,000 and West Jordan, UT at 313.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Waterbury had 295 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 2.7 times the statewide 111. It is 3rd 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.
Waterbury police reported 9 murders for 2025, a rate of 7.7 per 100,000 residents. The Connecticut rate was 1.9 and the national rate 4.1.
353 vehicles were reported stolen in Waterbury in 2025, 303 per 100,000 residents. That is 56% higher than the national rate of 195 and ranks 131st of 351 cities on this site.