Violent crime in Connecticut was higher than initially reported in 2022. FBI data shows there were hundreds of more victims and dozens of more crimes than were originally reported by the state.
As of Oct. 17, 2024, the FBI is reporting that there were 6,519 victims of violent crime in Connecticut between January 2022 and December 2022. In its 2022 annual crime report, the state of Connecticut reported there were 5,464 violent crimes that happened that year.
The FBI collects its data through its Uniform Crime Program (UCR). Each state submits a comprehensive report of crimes that occurred during a given year. This report includes details like the type of crime, its location and the demographic information on both the victims and perpetrators. Connecticut’s UCR released its 2022 report on October 12, 2023.
Violent crime consists of murder, manslaughter, sexual offenses, robbery, aggravated assault, simple assault and intimidation. The UCR and the FBI only break down specific categories of violent crime: murder, rape, armed robbery and aggravated assault.
The FBI is reporting 50 more rapes and 91 more aggravated assaults than the UCR reports. This represents a 3% and 8% increase in these crimes.
Both the FBI and the UCR reported 136 murders in 2022.
When it comes to rape, aggravated assault and murder, all of which are classified as Crimes Against Persons, the number of reported “crimes” is equal to the number of victims in almost all situations. However, in most cases of theft, each reported crime correlates to a unique offense, meaning there can be multiple victims.
The UCR reported that there were 1,635 robberies in 2022. The FBI report states there were 1,695 unique offenses of robbery that year, and that 1,503 involved weapons.
The FBI’s crime data was updated on January 1, 2024, according to the website. Inside Investigator was not able to access the FBI’s initial 2022 crime report.
The Connecticut Crime Analytics Unit, which compiled the UCR report, could not be reached for questions.
There were some differences between the UCR and FBI reports for violent crime in 2021. The FBI reported 19 more rapes and almost 300 more aggravated assaults than the state for that year.
In the past, there have been problems with local law enforcement agencies submitting data for the UCR reports, Inside Investigator reported. 2022 was different: 100% of state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies participated in the program, according to the UCR report.
Real Clear Investigations reports the FBI recently updated its crime database and, like in the state of Connecticut, there was more violent crime than was initially reported.
The FBI claimed crime had decreased year-over-year when it first released the completed crime data for the year 2022. Now, the FBI is reporting that overall violent crime increased by 4%.
Things are different in Connecticut. Even though the number of reported crimes has changed, the overall trend in the rate of violent crime is mostly consistent. In Connecticut, year-over-year the rate of crime decreased by 11% between 2021 and 2022, according to the updated FBI data. Initially, the UCR reported that there was a 13% decrease in violent crime.
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This has been going on for years. The office of victims advocate in 12-13 gave a report criticizing the state early release programs. Diversionary programs Malloy fired the state victims advocate. The state of Connecticut is using diversionary programs for cost savings. There are many questions around the prosecutor’s office plea bargaing and dropping charges for cost savings. Chris Murphy is concerned about the Trump administration coming after Democrats through the department of justice. I sincerely hope president elect Donald Trump and the Republican party state investigation into ” criminal justice reform” and the divisionary programs. I sincerely hope they start an investigation into the HHS funding and the office of policy and management. The failure to protect the victims of crimes including domestic violence for cost savings. Connecticut the leader in criminal justice reform. At what cost is the state to law abiding citizens and victims of crimes? Let’s make Connecticut safe again.