From Knowledge Center
Safety
Living in a safe environment strengthens physical, emotional and social health and community cohesiveness within a neighborhood. Psychological trauma generated from violence can undermine trust and feelings of security.
Youth violence puts young citizens at risk and starts our next generation off with criminal records.
Headlines
Violent crime in Newhallville, West River, Hill, Wooster Square, Dixwell, Dwight, Fair Haven, and Edgewood is higher than the city average. Wooster Square, Dwight, Hill, West River, and Edgewood experience high property crime.
Although juvenile crime overall, and drug-related arrests have declined in recent years, juvenile arrests for violent crime have remained at consistent levels, three times higher than the state rate.
Juvenile involvement in shootings is a major concern in New Haven neighborhoods
Hit-and-runs and pedestrian injuries comprise a disproportionate number of motor vehicle collisions in New Haven. Pedestrian injuries disproportionately affect residents in denser urban areas, particularly children and older adults.
