Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Stamford, CT Crime Grade
How Stamford 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 Stamford, CT was 152.1 per 100,000 residents (213 incidents over a population of 140,066). That puts Stamford Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 41% above the Connecticut statewide rate of 108.0.
That ranks Stamford #1,646 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 56% of them, and #78 of 86 in Connecticut. Violent crime is down 5% year over year and down 25% over the last five years.
Stamford, CT crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (5/10)
- Connecticut Grade
- F (9/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 152.1 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,646 of 3,771
- CT rank
- #78 of 86
- Safer than
- 56% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 5%
- 5-year change
- down 25%
- Population
- 140,066
- Reporting agency
- Stamford Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Stamford Police Department (FBI ORI CT0013500) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Stamford, CT
Also known as
- Rippowams
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. Stamford (red), Connecticut (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Stamford 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 | 202.6(268) | 195.0(267) | 175.8(240) | 159.7(218) | 152.1(213) |
| Murder | 4.5(6) | 1.5(2) | 2.2(3) | 0.7(1) | 0.7(1) |
| Rape | 22.7(30) | 19.0(26) | 4.4(6) | 11.0(15) | 9.3(13) |
| Robbery | 69.5(92) | 54.0(74) | 49.1(67) | 38.8(53) | 33.6(47) |
| Aggravated assault | 105.8(140) | 120.5(165) | 120.1(164) | 109.2(149) | 108.5(152) |
| Property crime | 1341.0(1,774) | 1181.6(1,618) | 1176.5(1,606) | 1233.9(1,684) | 1008.1(1,412) |
| Burglary | 103.6(137) | 105.9(145) | 80.6(110) | 152.4(208) | 52.1(73) |
| Larceny | 1086.2(1,437) | 945.0(1,294) | 950.1(1,297) | 892.4(1,218) | 832.5(1,166) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 148.2(196) | 125.6(172) | 140.6(192) | 186.1(254) | 121.4(170) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Stamford, 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 Stamford 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 Stamford calculated?
- Stamford'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 Stamford 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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