VIOLENT CRIME TRENDS

Topic:
CRIMINAL STATISTICS; MUNICIPALITIES; STATISTICAL INFORMATION;
Location:
CRIMINAL STATISTICS;


June 24, 2008		2008-R-0082 Revised
SERIOUS CRIME TRENDS

By: Meghan Reilly, Legislative Fellow

You asked for information on the concerning (1) trends in violent crime statewide and by municipality, (2) quality of life in Connecticut communities with a high violent crime rate compared with communities with a low violent crime rate, (3) quality of life of children who live in stable and supportive families free from abuse and neglect compared with children who do not, and (4) incidence of abuse and neglect state-wide and in municipalities.

SUMMARY

We answer the first question below and will answer the latter three questions in OLR Report 2008-R-0136.

We obtained data for this report from the Connecticut Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program maintained by the State Police's Crime Analysis Unit. This program collects and analyzes offense information for murder and non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson, because they are serious either by nature or volume. We have used this data for this report even though two of the seven offenses (larceny and motor vehicle theft) are usually considered non-violent because this report has aggregated these offenses together for comparative crime rate purposes. Throughout this report we will refer to the data concerning these crimes as the “serious crime rate.”

Serious crime rates statewide have declined from 1999 to 2004, according to the most recent data available in the Connecticut Uniform Crime Reports. However, some towns had significant increases in crime, including Lisbon (163%), Clinton (80%), South Windsor (65%), North Branford (61%), Torrington (42%), and Hartford (22%). Though no community was immune from serious crime, towns with marked decreases in crime include Plainfield (51%), Vernon (45%), Thompson (44%), Hampden (35%), Trumbull (35%), and Stamford (23%).

The communities with the highest crime rates per 1,000 residents according to 2004 data were: Hartford (103), New Haven (81), Waterbury (65), Bridgeport (55), Manchester (46), New Britain (46), New London (43), Meriden (41), East Hartford (41), and Derby (40). The communities with the lowest rate according to 2004 data were: Hartland (1), Bridgewater (2), Sherman (12), Ledyard (3), New Fairfield (3), Easton (3), Ridgefield (4), Ellington (4), Killingworth (4), and Chester (4).

TRENDS IN SERIOUS CRIME RATES

Serious crime in Connecticut increased sharply during the 1970s and late 1980s but has declined for most of the past decade. In 2005, the rate of serious crime declined to 274.5 per 100,000 residents from 298.5 per 100,000 residents in 2003. The 2005 rate represents the best performance since 1978 and is significantly lower than the national rate of 469.2 crimes per 100,000 (http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/05cius/offenses/violent_crime/).

Serious crimes include murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, and arson. When comparing crime statistics across towns and regions, a unique area of a town can bias the crime rate for the entire town. For instance, a mall, tourist attractions, or shopping center in a small portion of the town greatly impacts the crime rate statistics for the entire town (http://www.ct.gov/ecd/cwp/view.asp?a=1106&q=251010). Appendix A includes the incidence of serious crime in municipalities listed alphabetically. Appendix B shows the incidence in municipalities listed by population, from highest to lowest. Appendix C includes the incidence of serious crime per 1,000 residents by municipality listed from highest rate to lowest rate (http://www.dir.ct.gov/dps/ucr/ucr.aspx).

According to 2004 crime statistics, Hartford (102.7), New Haven (81.3), Waterbury (64.9), Bridgeport (54.9), Manchester (45.7), New Britain (45.6), New London (43.4), Meriden (41.5), East Hartford (41.3), and Derby (39.6) show the highest serious crime rate per 1,000 residents. Hartland (1.5), Bridgewater (1.6), Sherman (1.8), Ledyard (3.0), New Fairfield (3.0), Easton (3.4), Ridgefield (3.6), Ellington (3.7), Killingworth (3.8), and Chester (4.0) show the lowest crime rate per 1,000 residents (http://www.dir.ct.gov/dps/ucr/ucr.aspx).

The following tables use data from the Connecticut Uniform Crime Reports (http://www.dir.ct.gov/dps/ucr/ucr.aspx). Table 1 shows incidence of serious crime per 1,000 residents in the state's 10 least populated towns in 2004 and 1999.

Table 1: Incidence of Serious Crime per 1,000 Residents, Least Populated Towns

*Municipality*	*2004: Incidents per 1,000 Residents*	*1999: Incidents per 1,000 Residents*
Union	21.6	23.1
Canaan	6.5	18.5
Warren	8.0	7.2
Cornwall	18.1	25.1
Colebrook	6.1	14.3
Scotland	8.4	8.4
Eastford	4.3	8.0
Norfolk	9.0	11.4
Hampton	4.6	3.4
Bridgewater	1.6	11.5

Table 2 shows incidence of serious crime per 1,000 residents in the state's 10 most populated towns in 2004 and 1999.

Table 2: Incidence of Serious Crime per 1,000 Residents, Most Populated Towns

*Municipality*	*2004: Incidents per 1,000 Residents*	*1999: Incidents per 1,000 Residents*
Bridgeport	54.9	59.4
New Haven	81.3	97.1
Hartford	102.7	84.4
Stamford	22.7	29.4
Waterbury	64.9	59.3
Norwalk	38.7	43.5
Danbury	26.8	30.3
New Britain	45.6	55.4
West Hartford	31.0	29.0
Greenwich	11.0	14.2

Towns with significant increases in crime since 1999 include Lisbon (163%), Clinton (80%), South Windsor (65%), North Branford (61%), Torrington (42%), and Hartford (22%). Towns with marked decreases in crime include Plainfield (51%), Vernon (45%), Thompson (44%), Hampden (35%), Trumbull (35%), and Stamford (23%) (http://www.dir.ct.gov/dps/ucr/ucr.aspx).

Appendix A: Number of Serious Crimes, by Municipality, Alphabetical

	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999
Andover	16	24	30	21	25	37
Ansonia	421	393	432	406	319	425
Ashford	27	38	37	25	33	48
Avon	173	207	196	151	183	213
Barkhamsted	23	25	29	36	34	43
Beacon Falls	51	43	63	64	81	47
Berlin	409	381	489	482	374	365
Bethany	40	24	33	30	34	46
Bethel	133	193	184	150	167	194
Bethlehem	16	20	33	33	15	27
Bloomfield	597	642	722	758	788	516
Bolton	45	38	48	45	41	49
Bozrah	32	17	44	39	45	46
Branford	817	910	901	956	807	869
Bridgeport	7,657	7,766	8,551	8,161	8,900	8,285
Bridgewater	3	3	11	19	10	21
Bristol	1,813	1,897	1,740	1,735	1,730	1,520
Brookfield	191	205	220	155	190	174
Brooklyn	67	77	94	119	106	108
Burlington	50	76	79	64	70	57
CCSU	99	76	124	159	132	133
Canaan	7	7	17	14	17	20
Canterbury	40	36	49	40	59	43
Canton	131	116	132	113	131	114
Chaplin	23	18	34	56	29	27
Chesire	321	304	344	351	373	380
Chester	15	23	43	39	49	40
Clinton	291	272	283	194	179	161
Colchester	177	107	190	249	190	169
Colebrook	9	4	5	10	21	21
Columbia	40	39	54	55	52	73
Cornwall	26	28	24	43	44	36
Coventry	138	161	112	195	125	153
Cromwell	330	338	257	349	307	368
Danbury	2,005	1,840	2,198	2,016	2,083	2,268
Darien	219	204	167	232	296	262
Deep River	33	40	42	66	64	86
Derby	491	427	399	426	442	417
Durham	61	56	51	76	71	81
ECSU	117	94	92	111	104	108
East Granby	42	35	46	39	61	72
East Haddam	40	42	89	71	89	95
East Hampton	107	115	71	91	126	135
East Hartford	2,047	1,882	1,836	1,881	2,331	1,980
East Haven	611	685	860	832	731	702
East Lyme	186	162	214	247	245	253
East Windsor	353	366	340	419	368	314
Eastford	7	11	12	18	17	13
Easton	25	43	34	38	38	73
Ellington	48	88	126	94	98	110
Enfield	1,009	1,155	1,194	940	1,000	1,104
Essex	38	37	62	63	52	64
Fairfield	1,348	1,366	1,196	1,279	1,314	1,570
Farmington	737	710	577	764	752	922
Foxwoods	385	496	469	600	606	520
Franklin	29	25	36	35	50	39
Glastonbury	456	411	421	418	469	481
Goshen	19	13	18	26	25	31
Granby	131	168	159	122	156	170
Greenwich	671	650	570	772	776	865
Griswold	94	80	122	144	123	133
Groton City	296	296	298	269	283	300
Groton Long Point	11	18	15	19	11	16
Groton Town	644	476	595	757	653	729
Guilford	376	393	401	353	385	425
Haddam	44	35	65	85	107	67
Hampden	1,223	1,369	1,335	1,595	1,889	1,895
Hampton	8	15	13	18	8	6
Hartford	12,482	11,568	10,943	10,789	11,220	10,261
Hartland	3	10	6	8	16	8
Harwinton	30	47	53	38	40	42
Hebron	56	57	79	57	51	70
Jewett City
Kent	28	29	49	34	35	36
Killingly	218	213	404	386	350	361
Killingworth	23	29	41	41	40	30
Lebanon	44	52	66	65	71	63
Ledyard	108	109	168	155	175	158
Lisbon	95	50	82	66	44	36
Litchfield	70	58	106	109	106	105
Lyme	17	14	20	22	16	19
Madison	192	157	227	155	226	183
Manchester	2,500	2,738	2,298	2,304	2,638	2,559
Mansfield	229	200	251	288	262	266
Marlborough	59	45	60	59	66	63
Meriden	2,416	2,411	2,622	2,328	2,164	2,201
Middlebury	95	103	67	88	127	86
Middlefield	49	53	55	81	68	50
Middletown	1,338	1,290	1,107	1,239	1,486	1,333
Milford	1,844	1,791	2,027	2,078	1,916	2,077
Mohegan Sun	120	151	132	92	460	281
Monroe	202	224	192	264	130	215
Montville	137	162	276	296	278	261
Morris	25	20	19	16	13	18
Naugatuck	540	580	603	698	682	608
New Britain	3,259	3,166	3,481	4,006	3,973	3,963
New Canaan	187	113	105	128	143	211
New Fairfield	42	34	84	58	74	83
New Hartford	48	55	54	71	71	61
New Haven	10,045	9,290	9,426	9,939	9,769	12,009
New London	1,115	1,071	1,196	1,159	1,253	1,266
New Milford	328	318	443	346	347	488
Newington	969	769	764	689	660	766
Newtown	270	259	277	232	240	219
Norfolk	15	14	9	7	17	19
North Branford	218	160	124	135	166	135
North Canaan	35	39	33	34	44	49
North Haven	524	505	488	626	635	572
North Stonington	44	50	90	79	86	96
Norwalk	3,208	2,861	2,981	2,558	3,282	3,609
Norwich	1,231	1,350	1,266	1,266	1,225	1,246
Old Lyme	69	68	96	96	98	146
Old Saybrook	246	283	276	274	302	192
Orange	460	353	201	414	455	539
Oxford	75	99	68	112	101	102
Plainfield	195	205	288	364	378	402
Plainville	615	656	599	609	527	566
Plymouth	179	268	232	255	225	205
Pomfret	23	25	22	32	23	20
Portland	128	135	83	103	113	112
Preston	42	42	66	53	42	51
Prospect	95	72	94	71	72	64
Putnam	37	77	103	70	102	77
Putnam Municipal	192	103	168	150	135	126
Redding	77	73	34	34	48	55
Ridgefield	84	81	129	144	113	126
Rocky Hill	413	385	395	359	419	345
Roxbury	35	22	20	11	22	35
SCSU	138	96	122	156	157	134
Salem	30	18	46	58	49	52
Salisbury	30	29	42	42	52	48
Scotland	13	9	11	17	13	13
Seymour	239	297	217	240	279	265
Sharon	22	20	17	25	22	38
Shelton	540	432	441	563	627	602
Sherman	7	23	20	22	29	31
Simsbury	227	223	218	240	244	241
Somers	65	60	88	96	75	91
South Windsor	435	361	243	265	257	264
Southbury	155	173	181	265	258	212
Southington	872	942	909	917	826	951
Sprague	37	37	42	38	24	41
Stafford	107	65	138	110	147	138
Stamford	2,656	2,438	2,391	3,086	3,065	3,448
State Police	5,208	5,286	7,197	7,573	7,832	7,836
State Police - Other	545	549	871	911	926	1,040
Sterling	25	27	50	40	28	37
Stonington	386	324	509	358	415	418
Stratford	1,831	1,936	1,584	1,397	1,584	1,574
Suffield	173	197	154	166	137	148
Thomaston	81	96	113	107	109	116
Thompson	66	89	78	85	96	118
Tolland	53	71	88	73	76	86
Torrington	1,100	1,253	1,117	952	1,036	777
Trumbull	807	855	933	995	1,082	1,247
UConn Health	60	36	49	49	58	69
UConn Storrs	249	337	334	398	385	425
Union	15	10	4	3	6	16
Vernon	400	576	828	841	892	730
Voluntown	16	10	34	35	31	30
WCSU	97	52	49	55	68	84
Wallingford	902	858	1,097	846	818	929
Warren	10	5	9	4	6	9
Washington	36	27	51	44	29	40
Waterbury	6,963	6,878	6,526	6,872	6,984	6,360
Waterford	697	641	633	635	728	652
Watertown	347	398	399	429	464	377
West Hartford	1,970	1,991	1,914	1,885	2,083	1,842
West Haven	2,074	2,124	1,989	2,325	1,928	2,107
Westbrook	72	74	95	118	117	153
Weston	58	79	75	78	91	89
Westport	509	509	535	597	565	589
Wethersfield	799	645	617	584	609	489
Willamantic	644	759	939	797	853	871
Willington	56	64	87	73	63	57
Wilton	122	129	137	207	221	183
Winchester	241	240	140	122	169	235
Windham	117	128	165	207	187	210
Windsor	666	608	551	604	626	543
Windsor Locks	257	201	236	272	257	179
Wolcott	259	310	234	369	309	273
Woodbridge	125	112	103	185	152	165
Woodbury	79	77	117	109	81	78
Woodstock	40	43	52	74	55	45
Yale	363	423	366	441	501	583
Connecticut	109,589	107,666	111,458	114,437	118,000	118,762

Appendix B: Number of Serious Crimes, by Municipality, by Population, Highest to Lowest

	*2004*	*2003*	*2002*	*2001*	*2000*	*1999*	*Population as of 2000 Census*
Bridgeport	7,657	7,766	8,551	8,161	8,900	8,285	139,529
New Haven	10,045	9,290	9,426	9,939	9,769	12,009	123,626
Hartford	12,482	11,568	10,943	10,789	11,220	10,261	121,578
Stamford	2,656	2,438	2,391	3,086	3,065	3,448	117,083
Waterbury	6,963	6,878	6,526	6,872	6,984	6,360	107,271
Norwalk	3,208	2,861	2,981	2,558	3,282	3,609	82,951
Danbury	2,005	1,840	2,198	2,016	2,083	2,268	74,848
New Britain	3,259	3,166	3,481	4,006	3,973	3,963	71,538
West Hartford	1,970	1,991	1,914	1,885	2,083	1,842	63,589
Greenwich	671	650	570	772	776	865	61,101
Bristol	1,813	1,897	1,740	1,735	1,730	1,520	60,062
Meriden	2,416	2,411	2,622	2,328	2,164	2,201	58,244
Fairfield	1,348	1,366	1,196	1,279	1,314	1,570	57,340
Hampden	1,223	1,369	1,335	1,595	1,889	1,895	56,913
Manchester	2,500	2,738	2,298	2,304	2,638	2,559	54,740
West Haven	2,074	2,124	1,989	2,325	1,928	2,107	52,360
Milford	1,844	1,791	2,027	2,078	1,916	2,077	52,305
Stratford	1,831	1,936	1,584	1,397	1,584	1,574	49,976
East Hartford	2,047	1,882	1,836	1,881	2,331	1,980	49,575
Enfield	1,009	1,155	1,194	940	1,000	1,104	45,212
Middletown	1,338	1,290	1,107	1,239	1,486	1,333	43,167
Wallingford	902	858	1,097	846	818	929	43,026
Groton	401	394	435	422	417	449	39,907
Southington	872	942	909	917	826	951	39,728
Shelton	540	432	441	563	627	602	38,101
Norwich	1,231	1,350	1,266	1,266	1,225	1,246	36,117
Torrington	1,100	1,253	1,117	952	1,036	777	35,202
Trumbull	807	855	933	995	1,082	1,247	34,243
Naugatuck	540	580	603	698	682	608	30,989
Newington	969	769	764	689	660	766	29,306
Branford	817	910	901	956	807	869	28,683
Chesire	321	304	344	351	373	380	28,543
Windsor	666	608	551	604	626	543	28,237
East Haven	611	685	860	832	731	702	28,189
Vernon	400	576	828	841	892	730	28,063
New Milford	328	318	443	346	347	488	27,121
Wethersfield	799	645	617	584	609	489	26,271
Westport	509	509	535	597	565	589	25,749
New London	1,115	1,071	1,196	1,159	1,253	1,266	25,671
Newtown	270	259	277	232	240	219	25,031
South Windsor	435	361	243	265	257	264	24,412
Ridgefield	84	81	129	144	113	126	23,643
Farmington	737	710	577	764	752	922	23,641
Simsbury	227	223	218	240	244	241	23,234
North Haven	524	505	488	626	635	572	23,035
Windham	117	128	165	207	187	210	22,857
Watertown	347	398	399	429	464	377	21,661
Guilford	376	393	401	353	385	425	21,398
Mansfield	229	200	251	288	262	266	20,720
Darien	219	204	167	232	296	262	19,607
Bloomfield	597	642	722	758	788	516	19,587
New Canaan	187	113	105	128	143	211	19,395
Monroe	202	224	192	264	130	215	19,247
Waterford	697	641	633	635	728	652	19,152
Southbury	155	173	181	265	258	212	18,567
Ansonia	421	393	432	406	319	425	18,554
Montville	137	162	276	296	278	261	18,546
Berlin	409	381	489	482	374	365	18,215
East Lyme	186	162	214	247	245	253	18,118
Bethel	133	193	184	150	167	194	18,067
Rocky Hill	413	385	395	359	419	345	17,966
Stonington	386	324	509	358	415	418	17,906
Madison	192	157	227	155	226	183	17,858
Wilton	122	129	137	207	221	183	17,633
Plainville	615	656	599	609	527	566	17,328
Killingly	218	213	404	386	350	361	16,472
Avon	173	207	196	151	183	213	15,832
Brookfield	191	205	220	155	190	174	15,664
Seymour	239	297	217	240	279	265	15,454
Wolcott	259	310	234	369	309	273	15,215
Ledyard	44	52	66	65	71	63	14,687
Plainfield	195	205	288	364	378	402	14,619
Colchester	177	107	190	249	190	169	14,551
New Fairfield	42	34	84	58	74	83	13,953
North Branford	218	160	124	135	166	135	13,906
Suffield	173	197	154	166	137	148	13,552
East Hampton	107	115	71	91	126	135	13,352
Orange	460	353	201	414	455	539	13,233
Tolland	53	71	88	73	76	86	13,146
Clinton	291	272	283	194	179	161	13,094
Ellington	48	88	126	94	98	110	12,921
Cromwell	330	338	257	349	307	368	12,871
Derby	491	427	399	426	442	417	12,391
Windsor Locks	257	201	236	272	257	179	12,043
Plymouth	179	268	232	255	225	205	11,634
Coventry	138	161	112	195	125	153	11,504
Stafford	107	65	138	110	147	138	11,307
Griswold	94	80	122	144	123	133	10,807
Winchester	241	240	140	122	169	235	10,664
Somers	65	60	88	96	75	91	10,417
Old Saybrook	246	283	276	274	302	192	10,367
Granby	131	168	159	122	156	170	10,347
Weston	58	79	75	78	91	89	10,037
Oxford	75	99	68	112	101	102	9,821
East Windsor	353	366	340	419	368	314	9,818
Woodbury	79	77	117	109	81	78	9,198
Putnam	37	77	103	70	102	77	9,002
Woodbridge	125	112	103	185	152	165	8,983
Thompson	66	89	78	85	96	118	8,878
Canton	131	116	132	113	131	114	8,840
Portland	128	135	83	103	113	112	8,732
Prospect	95	72	94	71	72	64	8,707
Hebron	56	57	79	57	51	70	8,610
East Haddam	40	42	89	71	89	95	8,333
Litchfield	70	58	106	109	106	105	8,316
Redding	77	73	34	34	48	55	8,270
Burlington	50	76	79	64	70	57	8,190
Thomaston	81	96	113	107	109	116	7,503
Old Lyme	69	68	96	96	98	146	7,406
Easton	25	43	34	38	38	73	7,272
Woodstock	40	43	52	74	55	45	7,221
Brooklyn	67	77	94	119	106	108	7,173
Haddam	44	35	65	85	107	67	7,157
Lebanon	44	52	66	65	71	63	6,907
Durham	61	56	51	76	71	81	6,627
Essex	38	37	62	63	52	64	6,505
Middlebury	95	103	67	88	127	86	6,451
Westbrook	72	74	95	118	117	153	6,292
New Hartford	48	55	54	71	71	61	6,088
Killingworth	23	29	41	41	40	30	6,018
Willington	56	64	87	73	63	57	5,959
Marlborough	59	45	60	59	66	63	5,709
Harwinton	30	47	53	38	40	42	5,283
Beacon Falls	51	43	63	64	81	47	5,246
Bethany	40	24	33	30	34	46	5,040
Bolton	45	38	48	45	41	49	5,017
North Stonington	44	50	90	79	86	96	4,991
Columbia	40	39	54	55	52	73	4,971
East Granby	42	35	46	39	61	72	4,745
Canterbury	40	36	49	40	59	43	4,692
Preston	42	42	66	53	42	51	4,688
Deep River	33	40	42	66	64	86	4,610
Middlefield	49	53	55	81	68	50	4,203
Ashford	27	38	37	25	33	48	4,098
Lisbon	95	50	82	66	44	36	4,069
Salisbury	30	29	42	42	52	48	3,977
Salem	30	18	46	58	49	52	3,858
Sherman	7	23	20	22	29	31	3,827
Pomfret	23	25	22	32	23	20	3,798
Chester	15	23	43	39	49	40	3,743
Washington	36	27	51	44	29	40	3,596
Barkhamsted	23	25	29	36	34	43	3,494
Bethlehem	16	20	33	33	15	27	3,422
North Canaan	35	39	33	34	44	49	3,350
Sterling	25	27	50	40	28	37	3,099
Andover	16	24	30	21	25	37	3,036
Sprague	37	37	42	38	24	41	2,971
Sharon	22	20	17	25	22	38	2,968
Kent	28	29	49	34	35	36	2,858
Goshen	19	13	18	26	25	31	2,697
Voluntown	16	10	34	35	31	30	2,528
Bozrah	32	17	44	39	45	46	2,357
Morris	25	20	19	16	13	18	2,301
Chaplin	23	18	34	56	29	27	2,250
Roxbury	35	22	20	11	22	35	2,136
Lyme	17	14	20	22	16	19	2,016
Hartland	3	10	6	8	16	8	2,012
Franklin	29	25	36	35	50	39	1,835
Bridgewater	3	3	11	19	10	21	1,824
Hampton	8	15	13	18	8	6	1,758
Norfolk	15	14	9	7	17	19	1,660
Eastford	7	11	12	18	17	13	1,618
Scotland	13	9	11	17	13	13	1,556
Colebrook	9	4	5	10	21	21	1,471
Cornwall	26	28	24	43	44	36	1,434
Warren	10	5	9	4	6	9	1,254
Canaan	7	7	17	14	17	20	1,081
Union	15	10	4	3	6	16	693

Appendix C: 2004 Incidence of Serious Crime per 1,000 Residents (based on 2000 census data), by Municipality, by Highest Rate to Lowest Rate

Municipality	Population as of 2000 Census	Incidence per 1,000 Residents
Hartford	121,578	102.7
New Haven	123,626	81.3
Waterbury	107,271	64.9
Bridgeport	139,529	54.9
Manchester	54,740	45.7
New Britain	71,538	45.6
New London	25,671	43.4
Meriden	58,244	41.5
East Hartford	49,575	41.3
Derby	12,391	39.6
West Haven	52,360	39.6
Norwalk	82,951	38.7
Stratford	49,976	36.6
Waterford	19,152	36.4
East Windsor	9,818	36.0
Plainville	17,328	35.5
Milford	52,305	35.3
Orange	13,233	34.8
Norwich	36,117	34.1
Newington	29,306	33.1
Torrington	35,202	31.2
Farmington	23,641	31.2
Middletown	43,167	31.0
West Hartford	63,589	31.0
Bloomfield	19,587	30.5
Wethersfield	26,271	30.4
Bristol	60,062	30.2
Branford	28,683	28.5
Danbury	74,848	26.8
Cromwell	12,871	25.6
Old Saybrook	10,367	23.7
Windsor	28,237	23.6
Trumbull	34,243	23.6
Fairfield	57,340	23.5
Municipality	Population as of 2000 Census	Incidence per 1,000 Residents
Lisbon	4,069	23.3
Rocky Hill	17,966	23.0
North Haven	23,035	22.7
Ansonia	18,554	22.7
Stamford	117,083	22.7
Winchester	10,664	22.6
Berlin	18,215	22.5
Enfield	45,212	22.3
Clinton	13,094	22.2
Southington	39,728	21.9
East Haven	28,189	21.7
Union	693	21.6
Stonington	17,906	21.6
Hampden	56,913	21.5
Windsor Locks	12,043	21.3
Wallingford	43,026	21.0
Westport	25,749	19.8
Cornwall	1,434	18.1
South Windsor	24,412	17.8
Guilford	21,398	17.6
Naugatuck	30,989	17.4
Wolcott	15,215	17.0
Roxbury	2,136	16.4
Watertown	21,661	16.0
Franklin	1,835	15.8
North Branford	13,906	15.7
Seymour	15,454	15.5
Plymouth	11,634	15.4
Canton	8,840	14.8
Middlebury	6,451	14.7
Portland	8,732	14.7
Vernon	28,063	14.3
Shelton	38,101	14.2
Woodbridge	8,983	13.9
Bozrah	2,357	13.6
Plainfield	14,619	13.3
Municipality	Population as of 2000 Census	Incidence per 1,000 Residents
Killingly	16,472	13.2
Suffield	13,552	12.8
Granby	10,347	12.7
Sprague	2,971	12.5
Brookfield	15,664	12.2
Colchester	14,551	12.2
New Milford	27,121	12.1
Coventry	11,504	12.0
Middlefield	4,203	11.7
Westbrook	6,292	11.4
Chesire	28,543	11.2
Darien	19,607	11.2
Mansfield	20,720	11.1
Greenwich	61,101	11.0
Avon	15,832	10.9
Prospect	8,707	10.9
Morris	2,301	10.9
Thomaston	7,503	10.8
Newtown	25,031	10.8
Madison	17,858	10.8
Monroe	19,247	10.5
North Canaan	3,350	10.4
Marlborough	5,709	10.3
East Lyme	18,118	10.3
Chaplin	2,250	10.2
Groton	39,907	10.0
Washington	3,596	10.0
Kent	2,858	9.8
Simsbury	23,234	9.8
Beacon Falls	5,246	9.7
New Canaan	19,395	9.6
Stafford	11,307	9.5
Willington	5,959	9.4
Brooklyn	7,173	9.3
Old Lyme	7,406	9.3
Redding	8,270	9.3
Municipality	Population as of 2000 Census	Incidence per 1,000 Residents
Durham	6,627	9.2
Norfolk	1,660	9.0
Bolton	5,017	9.0
Preston	4,688	9.0
East Granby	4,745	8.9
North Stonington	4,991	8.8
Griswold	10,807	8.7
Woodbury	9,198	8.6
Canterbury	4,692	8.5
Lyme	2,016	8.4
Litchfield	8,316	8.4
Scotland	1,556	8.4
Southbury	18,567	8.3
Sterling	3,099	8.1
Columbia	4,971	8.0
East Hampton	13,352	8.0
Warren	1,254	8.0
Bethany	5,040	7.9
New Hartford	6,088	7.9
Salem	3,858	7.8
Oxford	9,821	7.6
Salisbury	3,977	7.5
Thompson	8,878	7.4
Sharon	2,968	7.4
Montville	18,546	7.4
Bethel	18,067	7.4
Deep River	4,610	7.2
Goshen	2,697	7.0
Wilton	17,633	6.9
Ashford	4,098	6.6
Barkhamsted	3,494	6.6
Hebron	8,610	6.5
Canaan	1,081	6.5
Lebanon	6,907	6.4
Voluntown	2,528	6.3
Somers	10,417	6.2
Municipality	Population as of 2000 Census	Incidence per 1,000 Residents
Haddam	7,157	6.1
Colebrook	1,471	6.1
Burlington	8,190	6.1
Pomfret	3,798	6.1
Essex	6,505	5.8
Weston	10,037	5.8
Harwinton	5,283	5.7
Woodstock	7,221	5.5
Andover	3,036	5.3
Windham	22,857	5.1
East Haddam	8,333	4.8
Bethlehem	3,422	4.7
Hampton	1,758	4.6
Eastford	1,618	4.3
Putnam	9,002	4.1
Tolland	13,146	4.0
Chester	3,743	4.0
Killingworth	6,018	3.8
Ellington	12,921	3.7
Ridgefield	23,643	3.6
Easton	7,272	3.4
New Fairfield	13,953	3.0
Ledyard	14,687	3.0
Sherman	3,827	1.8
Bridgewater	1,824	1.6
Hartland	2,012	1.5

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