Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
East Hartford, CT Crime Grade
How East Hartford 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
3/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Connecticut
8/10
vs. Connecticut cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in East Hartford, CT was 87.9 per 100,000 residents (45 incidents over a population of 51,190). That puts East Hartford Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 19% below the Connecticut statewide rate of 108.0.
That ranks East Hartford #977 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 74% of them, and #66 of 86 in Connecticut. Violent crime is down 1% year over year and down 47% over the last five years.
East Hartford, CT crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (3/10)
- Connecticut Grade
- D (8/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 87.9 / 100k
- National rank
- #977 of 3,771
- CT rank
- #66 of 86
- Safer than
- 74% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 1%
- 5-year change
- down 47%
- Population
- 51,190
- Reporting agency
- East Hartford Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by East Hartford Police Department (FBI ORI CT0004300) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. East Hartford (red), Connecticut (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
East Hartford 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 | 165.8(82) | 185.8(94) | 148.1(75) | 89.0(45) | 87.9(45) |
| Murder | 4.0(2) | 5.9(3) | 7.9(4) | 5.9(3) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 40.4(20) | 29.7(15) | 43.5(22) | 11.9(6) | 23.4(12) |
| Robbery | 54.6(27) | 65.2(33) | 43.5(22) | 29.7(15) | 29.3(15) |
| Aggravated assault | 66.7(33) | 85.0(43) | 53.3(27) | 41.5(21) | 35.2(18) |
| Property crime | 3327.3(1,646) | 2700.7(1,366) | 2277.5(1,153) | 1676.4(848) | 1363.5(698) |
| Burglary | 341.6(169) | 177.9(90) | 118.5(60) | 126.5(64) | 89.9(46) |
| Larceny | 2528.8(1,251) | 2117.5(1,071) | 1605.9(813) | 1196.0(605) | 1051.0(538) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 452.8(224) | 395.4(200) | 535.3(271) | 351.9(178) | 212.9(109) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the East Hartford, 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 East Hartford 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 East Hartford calculated?
- East Hartford'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 East Hartford 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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