Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Bethel, CT Crime Grade
How Bethel grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Connecticut — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
1/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Connecticut
1/10
vs. Connecticut cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Bethel, CT was 4.6 per 100,000 residents (1 incidents over a population of 21,793). That puts Bethel 99% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 96% below the Connecticut statewide rate of 108.0.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Bethel (red), Connecticut (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Bethel vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 54.8(11) | 24.1(5) | 33.6(7) | 9.6(2) | 4.6(1) |
| Murder | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rape | 19.9(4) | 9.6(2) | 0.0(0) | 9.6(2) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 5.0(1) | 4.8(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 29.9(6) | 9.6(2) | 28.8(6) | 0.0(0) | 4.6(1) |
| Property crime | 503.3(101) | 723.7(150) | 455.4(95) | 528.9(110) | 390.0(85) |
| Burglary | 69.8(14) | 57.9(12) | 24.0(5) | 72.1(15) | 32.1(7) |
| Larceny | 388.7(78) | 598.2(124) | 412.2(86) | 432.7(90) | 335.0(73) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 44.9(9) | 57.9(12) | 19.2(4) | 24.0(5) | 22.9(5) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Bethel's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Connecticut cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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