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The Hamden crime rate is lower than the Connecticut average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #68

Hamden, CT	1,118.81
Connecticut	1,170.60
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Hamden, CT Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Hamden, CT	Count	1	10	56	164	257	1,021	77	0
	Hamden, CT	Per 100,000	1.6	16.2	90.9	266.2	417.2	1,657.5	125.0	0.0	1,194
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	2.4	15.9	87.8	125.0	332.4	1,418.1	169.9	NA	978
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Hamden, CT	Count	0	12	62	245	234	1,047	77	1
	Hamden, CT	Per 100,000	0.0	19.7	101.9	402.8	384.7	1,721.2	126.6	1.6	1,340
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	2.4	18.6	98.2	135.4	358.5	1,442.6	173.0	NA	1,038
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Hamden, CT	Count	2	3	39	278	196	1,089	97	2
	Hamden, CT	Per 100,000	3.3	4.9	63.9	455.5	321.1	1,784.3	158.9	3.3	1,311
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	4.1	25.6	102.7	150.6	409.7	1,550.7	179.6	NA	1,176
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2009	Hamden, CT	Count	0	10	54	33	123	941	98	2
	Hamden, CT	Per 100,000	0.0	17.2	93.1	56.9	212.2	1,623.1	169.0	3.4	879
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	3.0	18.5	113.4	163.7	428.4	1,694.9	212.5	NA	1,216
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Hamden, CT	Count	0	5	73	29	165	1,192	120	2
	Hamden, CT	Per 100,000	0.0	8.7	126.3	50.2	285.5	2,062.2	207.6	3.5	1,045
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	3.5	19.3	111.6	163.5	428.7	1,774.0	256.0	NA	1,266
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Hamden, CT	Count	1	13	63	44	192	1,067	137	4
	Hamden, CT	Per 100,000	1.7	22.4	108.7	75.9	331.1	1,840.2	236.3	6.9	1,121
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	3.0	18.8	103.0	131.2	432.9	1,705.2	261.7	NA	1,199
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Hamden, CT	Count	1	13	67	16	183	1,371	173	5
	Hamden, CT	Per 100,000	1.7	22.4	115.3	27.5	315.0	2,360.2	297.8	8.6	1,235
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	3.1	18.1	121.0	138.6	419.3	1,788.4	296.4	NA	1,262
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Hamden, CT	Count	0	4	50	22	100	1,008	127	1
	Hamden, CT	Per 100,000	0.0	6.8	85.4	37.6	170.9	1,722.5	217.0	1.7	825
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	2.9	20.0	113.0	138.6	437.1	1,824.1	296.8	NA	1,275
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Hamden, CT	12.78
Connecticut	41.33
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Hamden, CT Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Hamden, CT	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Hamden, CT	Per 100,000	1.6	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	16
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	3.6	1.7	0.9	0.7	0.3	0.0	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Hamden, CT	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Hamden, CT	Per 100,000	1.6	0.0	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	16
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	4.1	2.0	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.1	40
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Hamden, CT	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Hamden, CT	Per 100,000	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.6	0.0	16
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	4.2	1.8	0.6	1.0	0.7	0.1	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Hamden, CT	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Hamden, CT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	3.9	1.8	1.0	0.7	0.5	0.0	39
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Hamden, CT	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Hamden, CT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	4.1	1.9	1.3	0.5	0.4	0.0	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Hamden, CT	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Hamden, CT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	5.7	3.0	1.2	0.8	0.6	0.1	56
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Hamden, CT	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Hamden, CT	Per 100,000	3.5	3.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	34
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	4.7	2.6	0.9	0.5	0.7	0.0	46
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Hamden, CT	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Hamden, CT	Per 100,000	1.7	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	17
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	3.6	1.9	0.9	0.5	0.3	0.0	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Hamden, CT	Count	1	0	0	0	0	1
	Hamden, CT	Per 100,000	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	17
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	3.7	1.6	0.9	0.8	0.4	0.1	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Hamden, CT	1.85
Connecticut	2.62
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Hamden, CT Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Hamden, CT	Count	136	106	30
	Hamden, CT	Per 100,000	220.8	172.1	48.7	1.96
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	290.9	240.1	50.8	2.65
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Hamden, CT	Count	128	103	25
	Hamden, CT	Per 100,000	210.4	169.3	41.1	1.90
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	287.8	236.8	50.9	2.62
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Hamden, CT	Count	129	103	26
	Hamden, CT	Per 100,000	211.4	168.8	42.6	1.90
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	286.1	236.0	50.1	2.61
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Hamden, CT	Count	124	106	18
	Hamden, CT	Per 100,000	203.0	173.6	29.5	1.88
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	286.4	233.3	53.0	2.60
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Hamden, CT	Count	131	106	25
	Hamden, CT	Per 100,000	222.1	179.7	42.4	2.01
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	293.1	241.2	52.0	2.67
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Hamden, CT	Count	133	106	27
	Hamden, CT	Per 100,000	229.4	182.8	46.6	2.06
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	300.0	245.1	55.0	2.73
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Hamden, CT	Count	130	105	25
	Hamden, CT	Per 100,000	224.9	181.7	43.3	2.03
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	304.4	246.5	57.8	2.75
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Hamden, CT	Count	128	107	21
	Hamden, CT	Per 100,000	220.8	184.5	36.2	2.03
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	281.9	227.6	54.2	2.55
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Hamden, CT	Count	118	95	23
2005	Hamden, CT	Count	126	103	23