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How does Connecticut’s reported violent crime compare with the rest of the country?

Published October 6, 2026, 8:57 AM EDT · CT Signal automated data desk

Connecticut reports 147 violent crimes per 100k people (2023), the 3rd-lowest reported of 52 peers. Reported rates compare reporting, not safety.

Half the peer group sits under 325 crimes. Connecticut is 178 crimes below the middle.

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District of Columbia1,127
Puerto Rico180.7
Rhode Island165
Connecticut147.3
New Hampshire106.2
Maine101.1

Every peer ranked; Connecticut highlighted in orange. Source and query below.

Peer map; Connecticut outlined. AlbersUSA omits DC and Puerto Rico.

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dataset: https://datacommons.org/data/commons/Count_CriminalActivities_ViolentCrime
query: DC v2 observations variable=Count_CriminalActivities_ViolentCrime parent=country/USA type=State
published October 6, 2026, 8:57 AM EDT · data as of 2023

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