Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Hamden, CT Crime Grade
How Hamden 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
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Connecticut
9/10
vs. Connecticut cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Hamden, CT was 147.5 per 100,000 residents (91 incidents over a population of 61,706). That puts Hamden Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 37% above the Connecticut statewide rate of 108.0.
That ranks Hamden #1,608 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 57% of them, and #77 of 86 in Connecticut. Violent crime is down 67% year over year and down 63% over the last five years.
Hamden, CT crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (5/10)
- Connecticut Grade
- F (9/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 147.5 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,608 of 3,771
- CT rank
- #77 of 86
- Safer than
- 57% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 67%
- 5-year change
- down 63%
- Population
- 61,706
- Reporting agency
- Hamden Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Hamden Police Department (FBI ORI CT0006200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Hamden (red), Connecticut (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Hamden 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 | 395.6(238) | 361.7(220) | 560.2(340) | 447.4(268) | 147.5(91) |
| Murder | 5.0(3) | 8.2(5) | 0.0(0) | 1.7(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 13.3(8) | 6.6(4) | 4.9(3) | 15.0(9) | 3.2(2) |
| Robbery | 98.1(59) | 85.5(52) | 74.1(45) | 60.1(36) | 48.6(30) |
| Aggravated assault | 279.2(168) | 261.4(159) | 481.1(292) | 370.6(222) | 95.6(59) |
| Property crime | 2395.1(1,441) | 2531.6(1,540) | 3031.8(1,840) | 3143.2(1,883) | 2220.2(1,370) |
| Burglary | 186.2(112) | 182.5(111) | 220.8(134) | 222.0(133) | 139.4(86) |
| Larceny | 1874.8(1,128) | 1962.8(1,194) | 1975.6(1,199) | 2178.3(1,305) | 1721.1(1,062) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 332.4(200) | 381.4(232) | 822.2(499) | 734.5(440) | 358.1(221) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Hamden, 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 Hamden 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 Hamden calculated?
- Hamden'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 Hamden 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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