Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Waterford, CT Crime Grade
How Waterford 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
1/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Connecticut
3/10
vs. Connecticut cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Waterford, CT was 20.0 per 100,000 residents (4 incidents over a population of 19,996). That puts Waterford 94% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 81% below the Connecticut statewide rate of 108.0.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Waterford (red), Connecticut (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Waterford 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 | 58.5(11) | 25.6(5) | 10.2(2) | 25.1(5) | 20.0(4) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 5.1(1) | 5.1(1) | 5.0(1) | 15.0(3) |
| Robbery | 10.6(2) | 10.2(2) | 5.1(1) | 5.0(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 47.9(9) | 10.2(2) | 0.0(0) | 15.1(3) | 5.0(1) |
| Property crime | 1090.3(205) | 1150.0(225) | 1406.9(276) | 1702.4(339) | 1145.2(229) |
| Burglary | 74.5(14) | 71.6(14) | 56.1(11) | 20.1(4) | 25.0(5) |
| Larceny | 983.9(185) | 1006.9(197) | 1289.7(253) | 1617.0(322) | 1055.2(211) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 26.6(5) | 61.3(12) | 61.2(12) | 65.3(13) | 65.0(13) |
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: Waterford'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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