Neighborhood overview
Downtown, Hartford
Recent police-feed safety data for Downtown in Hartford, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Hartford police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Downtown reports higher per-capita rates than Hartford citywide. Use the cards below to see which category drives the gap.
Violent (persons)
775 / 100k local
vs Hartford 530 / 100k citywide (+46%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+104%)
Property
4,168 / 100k local
vs Hartford 2,519 / 100k citywide (+65%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+116%)
~7,121 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~364 days · newest report Sep 30, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)
Recent activity (309 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in afternoon (12pm–6pm) (34% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports down 1 week-over-week (5 this week, 6 the week before).
- · property reports up 8 week-over-week (15 this week, 7 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports up 17 week-over-week (62 this week, 45 the week before).
- · Most reports in Downtown occur during afternoon (12pm-6pm) — 34% of the past 30 days landed in that window.
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How to read this: CommunitySafe summarizes publicly published police reports. Scores reflect historical reporting only — not predictions of future risk, and not a substitute for professional safety advice. These scores should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.