Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
East Lyme, CT Crime Grade
How East Lyme 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
3/10
vs. Connecticut cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in East Lyme, CT was 20.9 per 100,000 residents (4 incidents over a population of 19,147). That puts East Lyme 94% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 81% below the Connecticut statewide rate of 108.0.
That ranks East Lyme #148 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 96% of them, and #20 of 86 in Connecticut. Violent crime is up 99% year over year and down 36% over the last five years.
East Lyme, CT crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (1/10)
- Connecticut Grade
- A (3/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 20.9 / 100k
- National rank
- #148 of 3,771
- CT rank
- #20 of 86
- Safer than
- 96% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 99%
- 5-year change
- down 36%
- Population
- 19,147
- Reporting agency
- East Lyme Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by East Lyme Police Department (FBI ORI CT0004500) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. East Lyme (red), Connecticut (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
East Lyme 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 | 32.5(6) | 52.7(10) | 36.9(7) | 10.5(2) | 20.9(4) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 5.2(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 5.4(1) | 10.5(2) | 10.6(2) | 0.0(0) | 10.4(2) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 15.8(3) | 0.0(0) | 5.2(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 27.1(5) | 42.1(8) | 10.6(2) | 5.2(1) | 5.2(1) |
| Property crime | 417.0(77) | 368.7(70) | 575.1(109) | 419.0(80) | 485.7(93) |
| Burglary | 10.8(2) | 36.9(7) | 52.8(10) | 41.9(8) | 125.3(24) |
| Larceny | 330.3(61) | 305.5(58) | 459.1(87) | 324.7(62) | 276.8(53) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 70.4(13) | 26.3(5) | 63.3(12) | 47.1(9) | 83.6(16) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the East Lyme, 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 Lyme 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 Lyme calculated?
- East Lyme'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 Lyme 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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