Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Winchester, CT Crime Grade
How Winchester 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
10/10
vs. Connecticut cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Winchester, CT was 164.6 per 100,000 residents (17 incidents over a population of 10,326). That puts Winchester 49% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 52% above the Connecticut statewide rate of 108.0.
That ranks Winchester #1,765 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 53% of them, and #79 of 86 in Connecticut. Violent crime is up 141% year over year and up 475% over the last five years.
Winchester, CT crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (5/10)
- Connecticut Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 164.6 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,765 of 3,771
- CT rank
- #79 of 86
- Safer than
- 53% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 141%
- 5-year change
- up 475%
- Population
- 10,326
- Reporting agency
- Winchester Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Winchester Police Department (FBI ORI CT0016200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Winchester (red), Connecticut (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Winchester 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 | 28.6(3) | 29.4(3) | 29.2(3) | 68.3(7) | 164.6(17) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 9.5(1) | 19.6(2) | 29.2(3) | 19.5(2) | 106.5(11) |
| Robbery | 9.5(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 48.8(5) | 48.4(5) |
| Aggravated assault | 9.5(1) | 9.8(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 9.7(1) |
| Property crime | 763.3(80) | 666.7(68) | 838.5(86) | 858.8(88) | 716.6(74) |
| Burglary | 47.7(5) | 49.0(5) | 87.7(9) | 48.8(5) | 77.5(8) |
| Larceny | 620.2(65) | 490.2(50) | 614.2(63) | 702.6(72) | 610.1(63) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 95.4(10) | 117.7(12) | 136.5(14) | 97.6(10) | 29.1(3) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Winchester, 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 Winchester 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 Winchester calculated?
- Winchester'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 Winchester 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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