Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Meriden, CT Crime Grade
How Meriden 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 Meriden, CT was 119.9 per 100,000 residents (73 incidents over a population of 60,906). That puts Meriden Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 11% above the Connecticut statewide rate of 108.0.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Meriden (red), Connecticut (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Meriden 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 | 394.6(232) | 343.1(207) | 209.8(126) | 150.1(90) | 119.9(73) |
| Murder | 5.1(3) | 1.7(1) | 3.3(2) | 1.7(1) | 1.6(1) |
| Rape | 66.3(39) | 76.2(46) | 43.3(26) | 26.7(16) | 19.7(12) |
| Robbery | 112.2(66) | 77.9(47) | 61.6(37) | 63.4(38) | 29.6(18) |
| Aggravated assault | 210.9(124) | 187.3(113) | 101.6(61) | 58.4(35) | 69.0(42) |
| Property crime | 2193.9(1,290) | 2492.9(1,504) | 2454.5(1,474) | 1793.4(1,075) | 1357.8(827) |
| Burglary | 408.2(240) | 215.5(130) | 283.1(170) | 318.6(191) | 113.3(69) |
| Larceny | 1498.3(881) | 1813.3(1,094) | 1550.3(931) | 1274.5(764) | 1077.1(656) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 282.3(166) | 450.8(272) | 609.5(366) | 193.5(116) | 162.5(99) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Meriden's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Connecticut cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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