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The West Haven crime rate is higher than the Connecticut average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #81

West Haven, CT	1,527.20
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.

West Haven, CT Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	West Haven, CT	Count	0	0	44	101	289	987	244	1
	West Haven, CT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	80.1	183.9	526.2	1,797.3	444.3	1.8	1,239
	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	West Haven, CT	Count	2	NA	68	220	178	1,095	243	0
	West Haven, CT	Per 100,000	3.6	NA	122.9	397.5	321.6	1,978.4	439.0	0.0	1,511
	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	West Haven, CT	Count	1	1	58	259	197	1,076	174	1
	West Haven, CT	Per 100,000	1.8	1.8	104.3	465.6	354.2	1,934.3	312.8	1.8	1,475
	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
2011	West Haven, CT	Count	1	0	44	200	203	880	182	4
	West Haven, CT	Per 100,000	1.8	0.0	79.0	359.3	364.7	1,580.8	326.9	7.2	1,246
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	3.6	19.2	102.7	147.3	437.9	1,542.1	187.4	NA	1,149
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	West Haven, CT	Count	4	1	56	367	208	995	197	9
	West Haven, CT	Per 100,000	7.4	1.9	104.2	682.8	387.0	1,851.3	366.5	16.7	1,801
	Connecticut	Per 100,000	3.6	16.3	99.4	162.0	424.5	1,581.0	187.7	NA	1,149
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	West Haven, CT	Count	1	0	57	322	241	1,092	199	12
	West Haven, CT	Per 100,000	1.9	0.0	108.7	614.2	459.7	2,083.0	379.6	22.9	1,747
	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	West Haven, CT	Count	0	0	60	323	235	1,166	186	6
	West Haven, CT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	113.8	612.7	445.8	2,211.9	352.8	11.4	1,736
	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	West Haven, CT	Count	1	1	68	156	233	1,352	271	5
	West Haven, CT	Per 100,000	1.9	1.9	128.9	295.6	441.5	2,562.1	513.5	9.5	1,645
	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	West Haven, CT	Count	1	1	58	115	233	1,284	264	13
	West Haven, CT	Per 100,000	1.9	1.9	109.8	217.6	441.0	2,430.0	499.6	24.6	1,499
	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	West Haven, CT	Count	0	4	67	81	251	1,209	201	3
	West Haven, CT	Per 100,000	0.0	7.5	126.0	152.3	471.9	2,273.1	377.9	5.6	1,372
	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

West Haven, CT	34.89
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.

West Haven, CT Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	West Haven, CT	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	West Haven, CT	Per 100,000	1.8	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	18
	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	West Haven, CT	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	West Haven, CT	Per 100,000	1.8	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	18
	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	West Haven, CT	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	West Haven, CT	Per 100,000	3.6	3.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	35
	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	West Haven, CT	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Haven, 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	West Haven, CT	Count	4	2	2	0	0	0
	West Haven, CT	Per 100,000	7.4	3.7	3.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	74
	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	West Haven, CT	Count	7	3	3	0	1	0
	West Haven, CT	Per 100,000	13.4	5.7	5.7	0.0	1.9	0.0	133
	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	West Haven, CT	Count	2	1	1	0	0	0
	West Haven, CT	Per 100,000	3.8	1.9	1.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	37
	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	West Haven, CT	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Haven, CT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	West Haven, CT	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Haven, CT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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

West Haven, CT	2.22
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.

West Haven, CT Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	West Haven, CT	Count	134	123	11
	West Haven, CT	Per 100,000	244.0	224.0	20.0	2.34
	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	West Haven, CT	Count	134	124	10
	West Haven, CT	Per 100,000	242.1	224.0	18.1	2.33
	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	West Haven, CT	Count	133	124	9
	West Haven, CT	Per 100,000	239.1	222.9	16.2	2.31
	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	West Haven, CT	Count	133	120	13
	West Haven, CT	Per 100,000	238.9	215.6	23.4	2.27
	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	West Haven, CT	Count	127	114	13
	West Haven, CT	Per 100,000	236.3	212.1	24.2	2.24
	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	West Haven, CT	Count	135	122	13
	West Haven, CT	Per 100,000	257.5	232.7	24.8	2.45
	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	West Haven, CT	Count	136	123	13
	West Haven, CT	Per 100,000	258.0	233.3	24.7	2.46
	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	West Haven, CT	Count	131	118	13
	West Haven, CT	Per 100,000	248.2	223.6	24.6	2.36
	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	West Haven, CT	Count	129	116	13
2005	West Haven, CT	Count	131	118	13