Crime in Windsor Locks, Connecticut

Windsor Locks's crime rate

There were 148 crimes reported in Windsor Locks, Connecticut in 2019, the most recent year crime data is available. Adjusted for population, the city’s annual crime rate is 1,145 incidents for every 100,000 people.

How does Windsor Locks compare?

Windsor Locks has a lower overall crime rate than the vast majority of U.S. cities. For comparison, the national total crime rate is 2,489 incidents for every 100,000 people.

Windsor Locks's overall crime rate is 29% lower than the overall crime rate in Connecticut. Statewide, there were 57,408 crimes reported in 2019, or 1,610 for every 100,000 people.

What types of crimes are being committed?

The FBI's crime rate includes seven crime categories: three property crimes -- larceny, burglary, and motor vehicle theft, and four violent crimes -- aggravated assault, robbery, rape, and murder.

Property crime

The vast majority of crimes in America are property crimes, accounting for 85% of total crimes in 2019. In Windsor Locks, however, property crimes account for about 95% of all offenses.

Despite accounting for a higher than average share of total offenses, property crime is less prevalent in Windsor Locks than it is nationwide. There were 140 property crimes in Windsor Locks in 2019, or 1,083 for every 100,000 residents. Meanwhile, the national property crime rate is 2,110 incidents per 100,000 people.

Larceny

Larceny is by far the most common type of property crime in the U.S. It is also the most commonly committed type of property crime in Windsor Locks. There were 98 larcenies reported in Windsor Locks in 2019, or 758 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the larceny rate is 1,550 per 100,000.

Burglary

There were 16 break-ins reported in Windsor Locks in 2019, or 124 for every 100,000 residents. For reference, there were 341 reported burglaries for every 100,000 people nationwide in 2019.

Motor Vehicle Theft

Across the United States, the annual motor vehicle theft rate is 220 for every 100,000 people. In Windsor Locks, meanwhile, there were 26 motor vehicle thefts in 2019, or 201 for every 100,000 people.

Violent crime

Violent crime accounts for a relatively small share of crimes nationwide. These offenses, which are generally more egregious than property crimes, account for about 15% of the nearly 8.2 million offenses reported across the U.S. in 2019. In Windsor Locks, however, violent offenses account for a much smaller 5% share of all reported crime.

At 62 incidents for every 100,000 people, the violent crime rate in Windsor Locks is well below the national violent crime rate of 379 offenses per 100,000 people. Law enforcement in Windsor Locks reported a total of 8 violent crimes in 2019.

Aggravated Assault

Despite being by far the most common type of violent crime reported in the U.S., there were no aggravated assaults reported in Windsor Locks in 2019. Nationwide, 250 aggravated assaults were reported for every 100,000 people.

Robbery

Robbery is the second most common type of violent crime in America. There were 6 robberies reported in Windsor Locks in 2019, a rate of 46 robberies for every 100,000 residents. For comparison, the national robbery rate was 82 per 100,000 in 2019.

Rape

There was one rape reported in Windsor Locks in 2019, or 8 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, there were 139,815 rapes in 2019, a rate of 43 per 100,000 people.

Murder

There was one homicide reported in the city in 2019. Adjusted for population, the murder rate in Windsor Locks is 7.7 for every 100,000 people, higher than the national murder rate of 5 per 100,000 people.

Windsor Locks compared to other cities in Connecticut

Windsor Locks has a lower crime rate than the majority of all comparable cities in Connecticut. To be considered comparable, a city must have a complete 2019 FBI crime report and population of 5,000 or more.

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