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Monroe, 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 2023 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2024 (latest available). Updated annually." Where is 2024 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

Monroe is safer than the majority of cities, towns, and villages in America (60%) and also has a lower crime rate than 47% 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 Monroe is one in 154 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 44.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, Monroe has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Monroe 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 Monroe 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 Monroe.

For Monroe, 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 Monroe than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 2690, which is a violent crime rate of 0 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Monroe; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 6 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Monroe Crime Data

total Crime Index

60

(100 is safest)


Safer than 60% of U.S. cities.

Monroe Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

7

115

122

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.37

6.11

6.48

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.37
1.5
National Median: 4
    Monroe
    Connecticut

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 2,690

in Monroe

1 in 666

in Connecticut

Monroe Violent Crimes

Population: 18,831
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 4 2 1
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.21 0.11 0.05

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 19,252 127,216 222,795 884,550
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.38 0.67 2.64

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
6.11
15.58
National Median: 19
    Monroe
    Connecticut

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 164

in Monroe

1 in 64

in Connecticut

Property Crimes

Population: 18,831
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 13 85 17
Rate per 1,000 0.69 4.51 0.90

United States Property Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 839,563 4,512,064 1,067,522
Rate per 1,000 2.51 13.47 3.19

Monroe Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
5
18
National Median: 26.5
    Monroe
    Connecticut