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The Meriden crime rate is higher than the Connecticut average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #80

Meriden, CT	1,519.82
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.

Meriden, CT Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Meriden, CT	Count	0	17	68	96	306	958	150	6
	Meriden, CT	Per 100,000	0.0	28.2	112.7	159.1	507.0	1,587.4	248.5	9.9	1,244
	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	Meriden, CT	Count	0	19	85	71	385	972	146	5
	Meriden, CT	Per 100,000	0.0	31.4	140.4	117.2	635.8	1,605.1	241.1	8.3	1,325
	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	Meriden, CT	Count	5	25	76	116	421	1,223	168	9
	Meriden, CT	Per 100,000	8.2	41.0	124.7	190.4	690.9	2,007.1	275.7	14.8	1,692
	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	Meriden, CT	Count	0	9	57	78	444	1,136	141	5
	Meriden, CT	Per 100,000	0.0	14.8	93.5	127.9	728.1	1,862.9	231.2	8.2	1,288
	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	Meriden, CT	Count	0	6	70	68	416	1,289	132	6
	Meriden, CT	Per 100,000	0.0	10.0	116.6	113.3	693.0	2,147.2	219.9	10.0	1,332
	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	Meriden, CT	Count	3	12	88	73	393	1,574	125	8
	Meriden, CT	Per 100,000	5.1	20.2	148.4	123.1	662.9	2,654.8	210.8	13.5	1,624
	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	Meriden, CT	Count	2	10	72	88	409	1,473	161	4
	Meriden, CT	Per 100,000	3.4	16.9	121.3	148.3	689.2	2,482.1	271.3	6.7	1,566
	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	Meriden, CT	Count	0	6	106	61	459	1,448	186	9
	Meriden, CT	Per 100,000	0.0	10.1	177.8	102.3	770.0	2,429.2	312.0	15.1	1,569
	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	Meriden, CT	Count	3	11	135	73	433	1,463	215	28
	Meriden, CT	Per 100,000	5.0	18.5	226.7	122.6	727.0	2,456.3	361.0	47.0	1,791
	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	Meriden, CT	Count	1	14	93	78	504	1,617	177	13
	Meriden, CT	Per 100,000	1.7	23.6	157.0	131.6	850.6	2,729.2	298.7	21.9	1,769
	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

Meriden, CT	16.33
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.

Meriden, CT Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Meriden, CT	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Meriden, CT	Per 100,000	1.7	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	16
	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	Meriden, CT	Count	3	2	0	1	0	0
	Meriden, CT	Per 100,000	5.0	3.3	0.0	1.7	0.0	0.0	49
	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	Meriden, CT	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Meriden, CT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Meriden, CT	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Meriden, CT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Meriden, CT	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Meriden, CT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Meriden, CT	Count	4	3	1	0	0	0
	Meriden, CT	Per 100,000	6.7	5.1	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	67
	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	Meriden, CT	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Meriden, CT	Per 100,000	1.7	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	16
	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	Meriden, CT	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Meriden, CT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Meriden, CT	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Meriden, CT	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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

Meriden, CT	1.94
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.

Meriden, CT Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Meriden, CT	Count	129	119	10
	Meriden, CT	Per 100,000	213.7	197.2	16.6	2.05
	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	Meriden, CT	Count	127	117	10
	Meriden, CT	Per 100,000	209.7	193.2	16.5	2.01
	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	Meriden, CT	Count	130	116	14
	Meriden, CT	Per 100,000	213.3	190.4	23.0	2.02
	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	Meriden, CT	Count	133	119	14
	Meriden, CT	Per 100,000	218.1	195.1	23.0	2.07
	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	Meriden, CT	Count	131	117	14
	Meriden, CT	Per 100,000	218.2	194.9	23.3	2.07
	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	Meriden, CT	Count	129	118	11
	Meriden, CT	Per 100,000	217.6	199.0	18.6	2.08
	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	Meriden, CT	Count	130	117	13
	Meriden, CT	Per 100,000	219.1	197.2	21.9	2.08
	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	Meriden, CT	Count	133	119	14
	Meriden, CT	Per 100,000	223.1	199.6	23.5	2.11
	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	Meriden, CT	Count	137	124	13
2005	Meriden, CT	Count	130	118	12