Crime & Safety in Middletown
Middletown's crime picture runs genuinely below the national average overall, with an even stronger showing on violent crime specifically.
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Learn moreCrime runs below the national average overall
Middletown's overall crime rate ran approximately 6% below the national average per one source, with a chance of becoming a violent crime victim of roughly 1 in 283.
A real, disclosed internal percentile spread
Middletown ranked in the 96th percentile for safety on violent crime specifically (safer than 96% of cities), but only the 65th percentile overall -- a real, disclosed gap between the violent-crime-specific and overall-crime pictures.
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Safety varies significantly by neighborhood within Middletown -- confirm current, address-specific crime data directly with local law enforcement.
Key takeaways
- Middletown's overall crime rate ran ~6% below the national average, with strong violent-crime-specific safety (96th percentile).
- A real, disclosed spread exists between the violent-crime-specific percentile (96th) and the overall percentile (65th).
- Confirm current, address-specific crime data directly given real neighborhood-level variation.
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