New FBI data show that violent crime in Connecticut dropped by nearly ten percent in 2014 compared with the previous year, continuing a downward crime trend seen across the country.
Governor Dannel Malloy said Monday that crime in the state is at a nearly 50-year low. He credited many factors including the work of police officers, state criminal justice policy reforms and efforts against drug addiction.
There were about 8,500 reported violent crimes in Connecticut last year, a 9.7 percent decrease from 2013. Violent crimes decreased nationally by 0.1 percent.
The state also saw a 10.1 percent decrease in violent crime in 2013. Murders and non-negligent manslaughters dropped 5.5 percent in the state, and rapes were down 12 percent.
Violent crime was down in Bridgeport, Hartford, and New Haven.
