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Meriden Crime Rate Report (Connecticut)

Meriden crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 27 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Meriden for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Meriden in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 54.4% and the city property crime rate in Meriden was higher than the national property crime rate average by 9.11%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Meriden was higher than the violent crime rate in Connecticut by 36.31% and the city property crime rate in Meriden was higher than the property crime rate in Connecticut by 46.14%.

Property and Violent Crime
Meriden Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Meriden Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Meriden Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault45
Arson3
Burglary83
Larceny and Theft818
Motor Vehicle Theft119
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape17
Robbery28
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,372
Property Crime1,020
Violent Crime91
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault33
Arson3
Burglary96
Larceny and Theft832
Motor Vehicle Theft197
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape20
Robbery24
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,477
Property Crime1,125
Violent Crime79

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Meriden Property Crime

Meriden Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Meriden Crime 2025

Meriden Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Meriden Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Meriden Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Meriden, Connecticut crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Meriden crime report data for 2026 was projected from 27 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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