Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Branford, CT Crime Grade
How Branford 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
4/10
vs. Connecticut cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Branford, CT was 31.5 per 100,000 residents (9 incidents over a population of 28,528). That puts Branford Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 71% below the Connecticut statewide rate of 108.0.
That ranks Branford #261 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 93% of them, and #32 of 86 in Connecticut. Violent crime is down 26% year over year and down 54% over the last five years.
Branford, CT crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (1/10)
- Connecticut Grade
- B (4/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 31.5 / 100k
- National rank
- #261 of 3,771
- CT rank
- #32 of 86
- Safer than
- 93% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 26%
- 5-year change
- down 54%
- Population
- 28,528
- Reporting agency
- Branford Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Branford Police Department (FBI ORI CT0001400) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Branford, CT
Also known as
- Branford Center
- Totoket
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Branford (red), Connecticut (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Branford 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 | 68.6(19) | 85.3(24) | 110.2(31) | 42.9(12) | 31.5(9) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 3.6(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 10.8(3) | 42.6(12) | 42.7(12) | 14.3(4) | 3.5(1) |
| Robbery | 25.3(7) | 21.3(6) | 32.0(9) | 14.3(4) | 3.5(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 32.5(9) | 17.8(5) | 35.5(10) | 14.3(4) | 24.5(7) |
| Property crime | 1443.7(400) | 1730.8(487) | 1958.6(551) | 1678.6(470) | 795.7(227) |
| Burglary | 79.4(22) | 60.4(17) | 67.5(19) | 435.7(122) | 42.1(12) |
| Larceny | 1187.4(329) | 1531.7(431) | 1532.1(431) | 1057.1(296) | 652.0(186) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 176.9(49) | 135.0(38) | 344.8(97) | 185.7(52) | 98.1(28) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Branford, CT Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Branford Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Branford calculated?
- Branford's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Connecticut state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Connecticut cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Branford Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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