The crime rate in Branford is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 21 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Branford is 1 in 49. Based on FBI crime data, Branford is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Connecticut, Branford has a crime rate that is higher than 86% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes. Importantly, when you compare Branford to other communities of similar population, then Branford crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Branford does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when 蘑菇视频 compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most. The crime data that 蘑菇视频 used for this analysis are the seven offenses from the uniform crime reports, collected by the FBI from 18,000 local law enforcement agencies, and include both violent and property crimes, combined. Now let us turn to take a look at how Branford does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Branford. 蘑菇视频's research shows that Branford's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Branford is one in 934. 蘑菇视频's analysis also reveals that Branford's rate for property crime is 19 per one thousand population. This makes Branford a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Branford is one in 51. Importantly, we found that Branford has one of the highest rates of motor vehicle theft in the nation according to our analysis of FBI crime data. This is compared to communities of all sizes, from the smallest to the largest. In fact, your chance of getting your car stolen if you live in Branford is one in 292.