Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Norwich, CT Crime Grade
How Norwich 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
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Connecticut
10/10
vs. Connecticut cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Norwich, CT was 217.6 per 100,000 residents (87 incidents over a population of 39,987). That puts Norwich Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 101% above the Connecticut statewide rate of 108.0.
That ranks Norwich #2,177 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 42% of them, and #80 of 86 in Connecticut. Violent crime is up 3% year over year and down 30% over the last five years.
Norwich, CT crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- Connecticut Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 217.6 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,177 of 3,771
- CT rank
- #80 of 86
- Safer than
- 42% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 3%
- 5-year change
- down 30%
- Population
- 39,987
- Reporting agency
- Norwich Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Norwich Police Department (FBI ORI CT0010400) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Norwich, CT
Also known as
- Norwich Landing
- Norwick
- Chelsea
- Rose of New England
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. Norwich (red), Connecticut (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Norwich 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 | 312.2(120) | 299.3(120) | 217.5(87) | 210.9(84) | 217.6(87) |
| Murder | 2.6(1) | 5.0(2) | 7.5(3) | 0.0(0) | 2.5(1) |
| Rape | 31.2(12) | 82.3(33) | 67.5(27) | 62.8(25) | 50.0(20) |
| Robbery | 67.7(26) | 54.9(22) | 40.0(16) | 50.2(20) | 32.5(13) |
| Aggravated assault | 210.8(81) | 157.1(63) | 102.5(41) | 97.9(39) | 132.5(53) |
| Property crime | 1504.0(578) | 1681.0(674) | 1310.0(524) | 1262.8(503) | 1030.3(412) |
| Burglary | 348.7(134) | 319.2(128) | 347.5(139) | 208.4(83) | 107.5(43) |
| Larceny | 1022.6(393) | 1197.1(480) | 855.0(342) | 908.8(362) | 770.3(308) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 117.1(45) | 144.7(58) | 85.0(34) | 143.1(57) | 142.5(57) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Norwich, 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 Norwich 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 Norwich calculated?
- Norwich'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 Norwich 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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