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Waterbury Crime Rate Report (Connecticut)

Waterbury crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 26 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Waterbury for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Waterbury in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 10.86% and the city property crime rate in Waterbury was higher than the national property crime rate average by 52.39%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Waterbury was higher than the violent crime rate in Connecticut by 166.44% and the city property crime rate in Waterbury was higher than the property crime rate in Connecticut by 104.1%.

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

Waterbury Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault175
Arson16
Burglary217
Larceny and Theft2,153
Motor Vehicle Theft353
Murder and Manslaughter9
Rape47
Robbery109
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)3,308
Property Crime2,723
Violent Crime340
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault171
Arson6
Burglary104
Larceny and Theft2,103
Motor Vehicle Theft558
Murder and Manslaughter12
Rape49
Robbery98
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)3,350
Property Crime2,765
Violent Crime330

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Waterbury Property Crime

Waterbury Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Waterbury Crime 2025

Waterbury Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Waterbury Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Waterbury Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Waterbury, 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 Waterbury crime report data for 2026 was projected from 26 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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