Danbury Crime Statistics For 2017 Just Released

For once, we can report some good news here in Connecticut. Looks like data released this week from the FBI shows that Connecticut's crime rate is the lowest it's been in 50 years! But what about our own backyard — Danbury, how did the Hat City fare on crime?

According to FBI statistics released at fbi.gov, there were 71,883 crimes reported in the state in 2017, which is a two percent drop from the prior year and the lowest level in the state since 1967.

So how did Danbury do in 2017:

The city made 2001 total arrests last year
Simple Assault topped the list with 603
There were 273 Larceny Thefts
163 Drug Abuse Violations
106 DUIs
85 Disorderly Conducts
69 Aggravated Assaults
52 Robbery Arrests
50 Vandalism Arrests
26 Burglary Arrests
21 Fraud Charges
15 Weapons Charges
4 Murder Charges
462 All Other Offences

Since crime in the state has dropped, so has the state prison population. Since 2011, there has been a 23% decrease in the number of inmates in state jail cells. If this trend continues for the next few years, Connecticut is set up to become the first state in the nation to cut its prison and jail population in half.

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