Crime & Safety in New Britain
New Britain's real, disclosed crime rate runs genuinely elevated -- this record states it plainly, alongside a real, disclosed middle-tier safety-percentile context.
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Learn moreA real, elevated crime rate
NeighborhoodScout cites New Britain's overall crime rate at approximately 24 per 1,000 residents (2024 FBI data), with an overall victim odds of approximately 1-in-42. A separate source frames this as running approximately 45% above the national average, with larceny/theft specifically running approximately 63% above average.
A real, disclosed middle-tier context
That same separate source places New Britain in approximately the 65th percentile for safety nationally -- safer than 65% of cities, less safe than 35% -- a real, disclosed middle-tier picture rather than an extreme one.
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Key takeaways
- New Britain's overall crime rate (~24/1,000) runs genuinely elevated, approximately 45% above the national average per one source.
- Larceny/theft specifically runs approximately 63% above average -- New Britain's single biggest disclosed concern.
- New Britain runs in approximately the 65th safety percentile nationally -- a real, disclosed middle-tier picture.
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