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The Bridgeport crime rate is much higher than the Connecticut average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #87

Bridgeport, CT	3,189.61
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.

Bridgeport, CT Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Bridgeport, CT	Count	11	92	546	689	1,129	2,402	754	32
	Bridgeport, CT	Per 100,000	7.4	62.2	369.4	466.1	763.8	1,624.9	510.1	21.6	2,487
	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	Bridgeport, CT	Count	11	82	584	720	1,191	2,610	663	31
	Bridgeport, CT	Per 100,000	7.5	55.8	397.1	489.5	809.8	1,774.6	450.8	21.1	2,551
	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	Bridgeport, CT	Count	22	388	606	744	1,377	2,908	868	25
	Bridgeport, CT	Per 100,000	15.1	265.7	415.0	509.5	943.0	1,991.4	594.4	17.1	3,954
	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	Bridgeport, CT	Count	20	116	610	701	1,540	3,025	1,042	24
	Bridgeport, CT	Per 100,000	13.8	80.3	422.2	485.1	1,065.8	2,093.5	721.1	16.6	3,145
	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	Bridgeport, CT	Count	22	57	561	772	1,448	2,377	858	20
	Bridgeport, CT	Per 100,000	15.8	41.1	404.1	556.2	1,043.2	1,712.4	618.1	14.4	2,865
	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	Bridgeport, CT	Count	12	58	680	777	1,276	3,375	964	42
	Bridgeport, CT	Per 100,000	8.8	42.6	499.8	571.1	937.9	2,480.7	708.6	30.9	3,111
	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	Bridgeport, CT	Count	20	58	737	823	1,269	3,768	1,137	61
	Bridgeport, CT	Per 100,000	14.7	42.5	540.6	603.7	930.9	2,763.9	834.0	44.7	3,423
	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	Bridgeport, CT	Count	14	77	675	837	1,201	4,223	1,153	43
	Bridgeport, CT	Per 100,000	10.2	55.9	490.4	608.0	872.5	3,067.8	837.6	31.2	3,399
	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	Bridgeport, CT	Count	28	69	659	753	1,362	4,400	1,225	NA
	Bridgeport, CT	Per 100,000	20.2	49.7	474.8	542.5	981.3	3,170.2	882.6	NA	3,530
	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	Bridgeport, CT	Count	19	65	648	776	1,383	4,452	1,283	80
	Bridgeport, CT	Per 100,000	13.6	46.4	462.3	553.6	986.6	3,176.0	915.3	57.1	3,430
	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

Bridgeport, CT	43.33
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.

Bridgeport, CT Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Bridgeport, CT	Count	5	3	0	1	1	0
	Bridgeport, CT	Per 100,000	3.4	2.0	0.0	0.7	0.7	0.0	33
	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	Bridgeport, CT	Count	11	5	1	2	3	0
	Bridgeport, CT	Per 100,000	7.5	3.4	0.7	1.4	2.0	0.0	74
	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	Bridgeport, CT	Count	6	2	0	3	1	0
	Bridgeport, CT	Per 100,000	4.1	1.4	0.0	2.1	0.7	0.0	41
	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	Bridgeport, CT	Count	6	0	1	1	4	0
	Bridgeport, CT	Per 100,000	4.2	0.0	0.7	0.7	2.8	0.0	41
	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	Bridgeport, CT	Count	5	3	0	2	0	0
	Bridgeport, CT	Per 100,000	3.6	2.2	0.0	1.4	0.0	0.0	36
	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	Bridgeport, CT	Count	6	1	2	0	3	0
	Bridgeport, CT	Per 100,000	4.4	0.7	1.5	0.0	2.2	0.0	44
	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	Bridgeport, CT	Count	4	2	0	2	0	0
	Bridgeport, CT	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	29
	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	Bridgeport, CT	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Bridgeport, CT	Per 100,000	1.5	0.7	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	14
	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	Bridgeport, CT	Count	11	7	0	2	2	0
	Bridgeport, CT	Per 100,000	7.9	5.0	0.0	1.4	1.4	0.0	79
	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

Bridgeport, CT	3.02
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.

Bridgeport, CT Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Bridgeport, CT	Count	442	389	53
	Bridgeport, CT	Per 100,000	299.0	263.2	35.9	2.81
	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	Bridgeport, CT	Count	467	411	56
	Bridgeport, CT	Per 100,000	317.5	279.4	38.1	2.98
	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	Bridgeport, CT	Count	454	414	40
	Bridgeport, CT	Per 100,000	310.9	283.5	27.4	2.97
	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	Bridgeport, CT	Count	476	421	55
	Bridgeport, CT	Per 100,000	329.4	291.4	38.1	3.10
	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	Bridgeport, CT	Count	457	406	51
	Bridgeport, CT	Per 100,000	329.2	292.5	36.7	3.11
	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	Bridgeport, CT	Count	483	409	74
	Bridgeport, CT	Per 100,000	355.0	300.6	54.4	3.28
	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	Bridgeport, CT	Count	525	423	102
	Bridgeport, CT	Per 100,000	385.1	310.3	74.8	3.48
	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	Bridgeport, CT	Count	528	424	104
	Bridgeport, CT	Per 100,000	383.6	308.0	75.6	3.46
	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	Bridgeport, CT	Count	513	410	103
2005	Bridgeport, CT	Count	528	420	108