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Rocky Hill, 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

The crime rate in Rocky Hill 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 Rocky Hill is 1 in 51. Based on FBI crime data, Rocky Hill is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Connecticut, Rocky Hill has a crime rate that is higher than 88% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

How does the crime rate in Rocky Hill compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Rocky Hill with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Rocky Hill'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 Rocky Hill 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 Rocky Hill.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Rocky Hill's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Rocky Hill is one in 714.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Rocky Hill's rate for property crime is 18 per one thousand population. This makes Rocky Hill 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 Rocky Hill is one in 55.

Rocky Hill Crime Data

total Crime Index

22

(100 is safest)


Safer than 22% of U.S. cities.

Rocky Hill Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

29

380

409

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.40

18.35

19.75

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.4
1.5
National Median: 4
    Rocky Hill
    Connecticut

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 714

in Rocky Hill

1 in 666

in Connecticut

Rocky Hill Violent Crimes

Population: 20,712
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 2 4 23
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.10 0.19 1.11

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
18.35
14.94
National Median: 20
    Rocky Hill
    Connecticut

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 55

in Rocky Hill

1 in 67

in Connecticut

Property Crimes

Population: 20,712
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 41 309 30
Rate per 1,000 1.98 14.92 1.45

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

Rocky Hill Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
30
17
National Median: 27.0
    Rocky Hill
    Connecticut