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Avon, CT crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Avon is safer than the majority of cities, towns, and villages in America (63%) and also has a lower crime rate than 43% of the communities in Connecticut, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime data. How risky is that? Your chance of becoming a victim in Avon is one in 143 based on the total crime rate (violent and property crimes, combined). In America overall, your chance of becoming a victim of crime is 1 in 43.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, Avon has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Avon is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Avon does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Avon.

For Avon, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Avon than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 10000, which is a violent crime rate of 0 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Avon; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 7 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Avon Crime Data

total Crime Index

63

(100 is safest)


Safer than 63% of U.S. cities.

Avon Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

1

131

132

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.05

6.94

6.99

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.05
1.5
National Median: 4
    Avon
    Connecticut

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 10,000

in Avon

1 in 666

in Connecticut

Avon Violent Crimes

Population: 18,871
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 0 0 1
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
6.94
14.94
National Median: 20
    Avon
    Connecticut

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 144

in Avon

1 in 67

in Connecticut

Property Crimes

Population: 18,871
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 9 100 22
Rate per 1,000 0.48 5.30 1.17

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Avon Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
6
17
National Median: 27.0
    Avon
    Connecticut