Manchester, CT Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Manchester

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Manchester_{/100k people}	Connecticut_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	1,678	n/a (estimate)	2,890	2,031	2,860
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Manchester_{/100k people}	Connecticut_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	3.3	4.9
Rape	18	n/a	31.0	21.5	38.6
Robbery	37	n/a	63.7	80.5	101.9
Assault	49	n/a	84.4	113.1	237.8
Violent crime	104	n/a (estimate)	179	219	373
Burglary	151	n/a	260.0	280.0	491.4
Theft	1,354	n/a	2,331.7	1,355.5	1,775.4
Vehicle theft	69	n/a	118.8	176.5	220.2
Property crime	1,574	n/a (estimate)	2,711	1,812	2,487

The table above offers a complete overview of all reported annual crimes in Manchester, CT. The total number of reported crimes in Manchester, CT is shown and for comparison purposes, each crime is also displayed based on the number of crimes per 100,000 people. The crimes are also broken down into two categories; violent crimes and property crimes. The table shows that the overall Manchester, CT crime rate is 42% higher than the Connecticut average and is 1% higher than the national average. Looking at violent crime specifically, Manchester, CT has a violent crime rate that is 18% lower than the Connecticut average and 52% lower than the national average. For property crime, Manchester, CT is 50% higher than the Connecticut average and 9% higher than the national average.

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The overall crime rate in Manchester is 1% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 7.92 daily crimes that occur in Manchester.
Manchester is safer than 46% of the cities in the United States.
In Manchester you have a 1 in 35 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Manchester has decreased by 1%.

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Daily Crime In Manchester (per 100,000 people)

The illustration above looks at the comparison of crimes committed in Manchester, CT on a daily bases (per 100,000 people) to crimes committed throughout the state of Connecticut. A comparison to the average number of daily national crimes is displayed as well. According to the latest crime statistics, daily crimes in Manchester, CT (which include property crimes as well as violent crimes), when compared to Connecticut state wide, are 1.42 times more than the state average and 1.01 times more than than national statistics. Violent crimes committed in Manchester, CT on a daily bases are 1.22 times less than than Connecticut average and 2.08 times less than the average nationwide. Daily property crime rates in Manchester, CT are 1.50 times more than the daily state average and 1.09 times more than the daily national numbers.

How Safe is Manchester (higher is better)

Compared to the other cities in Connecticut and cities in all other U.S. states, how safe is Manchester, CT? From the gauges displayed above, you will notice that Manchester, CT has been ranked safer than 23% of other cities in the state of Connecticut. In addition, Manchester, CT is safer than 46% of cities in the entire United States. To achieve these results, all Connecticut and United States cities were analyzed to determine how many locations had a lower crime rate than Manchester, CT. By studying this data, it was possible to determine that Manchester, CT is below average in safety when compared with other United States cities.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Manchester

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Manchester is 1 in 559

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Manchester is 1 in 37

The chance of being a victim of crime in Manchester is 1 in 35

Wondering what the chances are that you will be the victim of a crime in Manchester, CT? The illustrations above show how likely you are to become a victim of violent crime, property crime or any crime. In Manchester, CT you have a 1 in 559 chance of becoming a victim of violent crime. Violent crimes include murder, rape, robbery and assault. With regards to property crime, you have a 1 in 37 chance of becoming a victim. Property crimes include burglary, theft and vehicle theft. Overall, you have a 1 in 35 chance of becoming a victim of crime in Manchester, CT.

Year Over Year Crime In Manchester (per 100,000 people)

A good indicator of whether Manchester, CT is becoming a safer or a more dangerous place to live can be determined by analyzing the year over year crime rate. In the graph above, the year over year crime rates are displayed for violent, property and total crimes per 100,000 people. The number of violent crimes in Manchester, CT has decreased by 6%, while the property crime rate in Manchester, CT has not changed year over year. The number of total crimes in Manchester, CT has decreased by 1% year over year.

Manchester police department

Item	Manchester	Connecticut	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	152	5,593	556,527
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	2.6	2.6	3.3

There are a total of 152 Manchester police officers. This results in 2.6 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 0.1% less than the Connecticut average and 20.4% less than the National average.

Sex offenders in Connecticut

State	Total offenders	Connecticut_/100K	National_/100K
Connecticut	5,691	171	222

There are a total of 5,691 sex offenders in Connecticut. This yields a total of 171 sex offenders in Connecticut per 100,000 residents which is 23% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Suffield Depot, CT	1,372	50	413	462
East Hampton, CT	2,402	31	677	708
South Coventry, CT	1,036	76	634	710
Lake Pocotopaug, CT	2,994	80	661	740
Crystal Lake, CT	2,378	83	688	771
Manchester, CT	30,621	179	2,711	2,890

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Saratoga, CA	30,627	58	1,076	1,133
Shawnee, OK	30,609	893	5,268	6,160
Sun Prairie, WI	30,601	105	1,947	2,052
Westfield, NJ	30,647	26	830	856
Springville, UT	30,649	116	1,629	1,745
Manchester, CT	30,621	179	2,711	2,890

Source: The Manchester, CT crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2015. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.