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Bridgeport, 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 2021 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2022 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

The crime rate in Bridgeport is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 20 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Bridgeport is 1 in 50. Based on FBI crime data, Bridgeport is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Connecticut, Bridgeport has a crime rate that is higher than 76% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

How does the crime rate in Bridgeport compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Bridgeport with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Bridgeport's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Bridgeport 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 Bridgeport.

For Bridgeport, we found that the violent crime rate is one of the highest in the nation, across communities of all sizes (both large and small). Violent offenses tracked included rape, murder and non-negligent manslaughter, armed robbery, and aggravated assault, including assault with a deadly weapon. According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI reported crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of one of these crimes in Bridgeport is one in 185.

Significantly, based on the number of murders reported by the FBI and the number of residents living in the city, NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that Bridgeport experiences one of the higher murder rates in the nation when compared with cities and towns for all sizes of population, from the largest to the smallest.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Bridgeport's rate for property crime is 15 per one thousand population. This makes Bridgeport a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Bridgeport is one in 68.

Importantly, we found that Bridgeport has one of the highest rates of motor vehicle theft in the nation according to our analysis of FBI crime data. This is compared to communities of all sizes, from the smallest to the largest. In fact, your chance of getting your car stolen if you live in Bridgeport is one in 206.

Bridgeport Crime Data

total Crime Index

22

(100 is safest)


Safer than 22% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Bridgeport Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

800

2,176

2,976

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

5.39

14.67

20.06

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
5.39
1.62
National Median: 4
    Bridgeport
    Connecticut

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 185

in Bridgeport

1 in 617

in Connecticut

Bridgeport Violent Crimes

Population: 148,333
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 20 58 417 305
Rate per 1,000 0.13 0.39 2.81 2.06

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 331,888,310
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 22,941 144,285 202,155 943,774
Rate per 1,000 0.07 0.43 0.61 2.84

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
14.67
16.11
National Median: 19
    Bridgeport
    Connecticut

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 68

in Bridgeport

1 in 62

in Connecticut

Property Crimes

Population: 148,333
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 429 1,028 719
Rate per 1,000 2.89 6.93 4.85

United States Property Crimes

Population: 331,888,310
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,656 4,626,970 890,179
Rate per 1,000 2.71 13.94 2.68

Bridgeport Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
183
18
National Median: 26.8
    Bridgeport
    Connecticut