Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Ledyard, CT Crime Grade
How Ledyard 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 Ledyard, CT was 76.8 per 100,000 residents (12 incidents over a population of 15,621). That puts Ledyard 76% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 29% below the Connecticut statewide rate of 108.0.
That ranks Ledyard #859 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 77% of them, and #62 of 86 in Connecticut. Violent crime is up 32% year over year and up 40% over the last five years.
Ledyard, CT crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (3/10)
- Connecticut Grade
- D (8/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 76.8 / 100k
- National rank
- #859 of 3,771
- CT rank
- #62 of 86
- Safer than
- 77% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 32%
- 5-year change
- up 40%
- Population
- 15,621
- Reporting agency
- Ledyard Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Ledyard Police Department (FBI ORI CT0007200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Ledyard (red), Connecticut (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Ledyard 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 | 55.0(8) | 39.1(6) | 64.6(10) | 58.1(9) | 76.8(12) |
| Murder | 6.9(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 6.5(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 13.8(2) | 6.5(1) | 6.5(1) | 12.9(2) | 19.2(3) |
| Robbery | 6.9(1) | 13.0(2) | 0.0(0) | 6.5(1) | 6.4(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 27.5(4) | 19.6(3) | 58.1(9) | 32.3(5) | 51.2(8) |
| Property crime | 330.3(48) | 345.5(53) | 284.1(44) | 226.1(35) | 268.9(42) |
| Burglary | 61.9(9) | 39.1(6) | 6.5(1) | 6.5(1) | 51.2(8) |
| Larceny | 206.4(30) | 260.8(40) | 238.9(37) | 193.8(30) | 166.4(26) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 55.0(8) | 45.6(7) | 32.3(5) | 25.8(4) | 44.8(7) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Ledyard, 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 Ledyard 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 Ledyard calculated?
- Ledyard'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 Ledyard 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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