Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025

East Haven, CT Crime Grade

How East Haven 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.

A

National

3/10

vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population

D

Connecticut

8/10

vs. Connecticut cities ≥ 10,000 population

In 2025, the violent crime rate in East Haven, CT was 78.6 per 100,000 residents (22 incidents over a population of 27,984). That puts East Haven Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 27% below the Connecticut statewide rate of 108.0.

That ranks East Haven #877 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 77% of them, and #63 of 86 in Connecticut. Violent crime is down 20% year over year and down 48% over the last five years.

East Haven, CT crime — key facts

National Crime Grade
A (3/10)
Connecticut Grade
D (8/10)
Violent crime rate
78.6 / 100k
National rank
#877 of 3,771
CT rank
#63 of 86
Safer than
77% of U.S. cities
Year over year
down 20%
5-year change
down 48%
Population
27,984
Reporting agency
East Haven Police Department
Data year
2025 · FBI UCR

Reported by East Haven Police Department (FBI ORI CT0004400) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.

About East Haven, CT

Also known as

  • East Village
  • Easthaven
  • Mioonkh-tuk
  • Iron Works Village

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. East Haven (red), Connecticut (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).

East Haven 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.

Offense20212022202320242025
Violent crime151.5(43)173.1(48)119.5(33)98.4(27)78.6(22)
Murder0.0(0)3.6(1)3.6(1)0.0(0)3.6(1)
Rape21.1(6)21.6(6)21.7(6)29.1(8)14.3(4)
Robbery31.7(9)46.9(13)29.0(8)14.6(4)17.9(5)
Aggravated assault98.7(28)101.0(28)65.2(18)54.7(15)42.9(12)
Property crime2357.5(669)2604.1(722)2636.3(728)1956.5(537)1726.0(483)
Burglary162.1(46)122.6(34)134.0(37)134.8(37)67.9(19)
Larceny1924.1(546)2275.9(631)2082.3(575)1369.9(376)1450.8(406)
Motor vehicle theft271.3(77)202.0(56)420.1(116)448.1(123)207.3(58)

How the Crime Grade is calculated

What is the source of the East Haven, 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 Haven 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 Haven calculated?
East Haven'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 Haven 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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