CurrentCrimeMap

Data through August 2026, Hartford Police Department

Crime in Hartford, CT

The violent crime rate in Hartford is 441 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, about the same as the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −7% compared with the previous 12 months.

The Cheney Building, a Romanesque brick facade in downtown Hartford, Connecticut.
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The numbers

12 months to Aug 2026

Violent crime

441 per 100,000 residents, per year

540 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−7% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

2,034 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,493 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−18% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

2,475 per 100,000 residents, per year

3,033 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 122,548, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Hartford sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

441

Hartford has the 115th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 187 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Hartford; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Tucson, AZ475110
Fayetteville, AR472111
Pittsburgh, PA469112
Jersey City, NJ467113
San Jose, CA463114
Hartford, CT441115
Moreno Valley, CA435116
Kanawha County, WV (Sheriff)433117
Mesa, AZ427118
Newark, NJ424119
Columbus, GA419120

The places closest to Hartford in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Hartford crime map

cities around it
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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Hartford Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Hartford and the 5 covered cities around it with each one’s whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Hartford, 2 have a higher violent crime rate and 6 a lower one. The closest is Springfield, MA, 25 miles away.

Hartford and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Hartford, CT441
Springfield, MA93225 mi
New Haven, CT38834 mi
Bridgeport, CT22648 mi
Worcester, MA60057 mi
Providence, RI29557 mi
Warwick, RI8463 mi
Cranston, RI9264 mi
Stamford, CT15865 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Aug 2026
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 136 reported111−4% vs. a year ago
  • HomicideViolent, 16 reported13no change vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 935 reported763−19% vs. a year ago
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 658 reported537−22% vs. a year ago
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 639 reported521−15% vs. a year ago
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 227 reported185−12% vs. a year ago
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent136111—−4%
HomicideViolent1613—no change
TheftProperty935763—−19%
Vehicle theftProperty658537—−22%
Theft from vehiclesProperty639521—−15%
BurglaryProperty227185—−12%
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Hartford Police Department sends the FBI. Theft from vehicles is NIBRS codes 23F and 23G (items and parts taken from a vehicle) and theft is the rest of larceny. Robbery is part of violent crime and the others of property crime; assault and rape count in violent crime but are not listed separately, so the rows do not add up to the totals. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Against other places of 100,000+ residents: vehicle theft (16th highest rate of 155), robbery (34th highest rate of 152) and burglary (85th highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Sep 2025 to Aug 2026

Violent crime −7%

020406080SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug3548
Violent crimes per month in Hartford, CT, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Sep 202558Sep 202459
Oct 202555Oct 202443
Nov 202533Nov 202454
Dec 202533Dec 202439
Jan 202646Jan 202562
Feb 202637Feb 202535
Mar 202642Mar 202541
Apr 202657Apr 202549
May 202640May 202555
Jun 202656Jun 202547
Jul 202648Jul 202547
Aug 202635Aug 202548

Homicides no change

0246SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug21
Homicides per month in Hartford, CT, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Sep 20253Sep 20241
Oct 20251Oct 20241
Nov 20250Nov 20245
Dec 20250Dec 20242
Jan 20262Jan 20252
Feb 20261Feb 20250
Mar 20263Mar 20251
Apr 20262Apr 20252
May 20261May 20251
Jun 20261Jun 20250
Jul 20260Jul 20250
Aug 20262Aug 20251

12 in 2026 through August, 7 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Sep 2023
Reported crime per month in Hartford, CT
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Aug 2026352272
Jul 2026482480
Jun 2026562021
May 2026402491
Apr 2026572072
Mar 2026421593
Feb 2026371461
Jan 2026461662
Dec 2025331900
Nov 2025332070
Oct 2025552441
Sep 2025582483
Aug 2025482641
Jul 2025472700
Jun 2025472280
May 2025551901
Apr 2025492262
Mar 2025412081
Feb 2025352390
Jan 2025622582
Dec 2024392962
Nov 2024542515
Oct 2024433091
Sep 2024592871
Aug 2024603332
Jul 2024593752
Jun 2024573330
May 2024592824
Apr 2024442531
Mar 2024612720
Feb 2024452793
Jan 2024512591
Dec 2023413111
Nov 2023452791
Oct 2023662583
Sep 2023542512

How Hartford compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
17Lafayette, LA1,1043,364122,489Jul 2026
27Topeka, KS8823,467125,228Dec 2025
63Billings, MT6532,212122,571Sep 2026
89Lowell, MA5361,224121,283May 2026
109Independence, MO4782,897121,329Jul 2026
115Hartford, CT4412,034122,548Aug 2026
127Cambridge, MA4022,387121,634Aug 2026
185Ann Arbor, MI2861,698122,740Sep 2026
231Alachua County, FL (Sheriff)208572121,845Sep 2026
260Rochester, MN1391,104124,142Sep 2026

The 10 places closest to Hartford in population, Hartford included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
115Hartford, CT4412,034122,548Aug 2026
134New Haven, CT3883,091139,715May 2026
217Bridgeport, CT2261,167152,588Sep 2026
245Stamford, CT1581,006140,066Aug 2026

All 4 places in Connecticut on this site, highest violent crime rate first.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
24Springfield, MA9322,422154,390Jun 2026
77Worcester, MA6001,433212,985Jan 2026
115Hartford, CT4412,034122,548Aug 2026
134New Haven, CT3883,091139,715May 2026
183Providence, RI2951,517195,376Jun 2026
217Bridgeport, CT2261,167152,588Sep 2026
223Pawtucket, RI2201,21477,252Aug 2026
245Stamford, CT1581,006140,066Aug 2026
286Cranston, RI9274184,734Aug 2026
289Warwick, RI8481083,590Aug 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Hartford by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Hartford side by side with New Haven, Stamford or Bridgeport, or with any other place.

Other cities in Connecticut

3 city pages, closest first

Connecticut as a whole has 101 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Hartford’s rate is 337% above the state’s.

New HavenBridgeportStamford

All 4 cities in Connecticut

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Hartford safe?

By reported violent crime, Hartford is close to the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 441 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, −7% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Hartford?

This site does not have one for Hartford. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Hartford compares with nearby places such as Springfield, MA instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Hartford?

441 violent and 2,034 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 3,033 incidents reported to Hartford Police Department over the 12 months to August 2026. Violent crime includes 136 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 227 burglaries, 639 thefts from vehicles and 935 other thefts.

Is crime in Hartford going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −7% and property crime −18% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Hartford had in 2026?

Hartford Police Department reported 12 homicides from January to August 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 7 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Aug 2026 the count was 16, or 13 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Hartford Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset CT0006400). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Hartford

12 months to August 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100kvs. the 12 months before
RobberyTaking property by force or threat136111−4%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal227185−12%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included639521−15%
Vehicle theft658537−22%

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

CT0006400
Source
Hartford Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset CT0006400)
Latest complete month
August 2026
History on this site
September 2023 to August 2026 (44 months)
Update schedule
Hartford Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)