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Number of people in prison in 2020 from select Connecticut cities and towns

Select cities and towns in Connecticut Number of people in state prison from each city or town, 2020 Census population, 2020 Total population, 2020 Imprisonment rate per 100,000
Ansonia city 69 18,918 18,987 363
Bantam borough 2 720 722 277
Bethel 12 11,582 11,594 104
Bethlehem village 4 1,970 1,974 203
Bridgeport city 1,349 148,654 149,360 903
Bridgewater 0 133 133 0
Bristol city 191 60,833 61,024 313
Brooklyn 0 952 545 0
Canaan 6 1,190 1,196 502
Cheshire village 4 6,499 6,503 62
Clinton 1 3,441 3,442 29
Colchester 8 4,700 4,708 170
Cornwall 0 120 120 0
Danbury city 183 86,518 85,644 214
Danielson borough 24 4,155 4,179 574
Derby city 42 12,325 12,367 340
Durham 0 3,771 3,771 0
East Hampton 6 2,960 2,966 202
East Hartford 211 51,045 51,256 412
East Haven 63 27,923 27,986 225
Essex village 1 2,583 2,584 39
Fenwick borough 0 53 53 0
Greenwich 10 13,836 13,846 72
Groton city 32 9,387 9,419 340
Groton Long Point borough 0 530 530 0
Hartford city 1,294 121,054 121,488 1,065
Litchfield borough 1 1,179 1,180 85
Litchfield borough 1 1,179 1,180 85
Manchester 142 36,379 36,521 389
Meriden city 241 60,850 61,091 394
Middletown city 125 47,717 47,842 261
Milford city (balance) 67 50,558 50,625 132
Naugatuck borough 75 31,519 31,594 237
Naugatuck borough 75 31,519 31,594 237
New Britain city 510 74,135 74,645 683
New Canaan 0 6,220 6,220 0
New Haven city 1,077 134,023 134,454 801
New London city 220 27,367 27,587 797
New Milford 17 7,160 7,177 237
Newington 37 30,536 30,573 121
Newtown borough 1 1,914 1,915 52
Newtown borough 1 1,914 1,915 52
Norfolk 0 551 551 0
North Haven 10 24,253 24,263 41
Norwalk city 180 91,184 91,364 197
Norwich city 214 40,125 40,339 531
Orange 6 14,280 14,286 42
Plainfield village 1 2,580 2,581 39
Portland 9 5,813 5,822 155
Putnam 36 7,065 7,101 507
Ridgefield 1 7,596 7,597 13
Sharon 1 662 663 151
Shelton city 45 40,869 40,914 110
Sherman 0 115 115 0
Somers 0 1,990 1,990 0
Stamford city 290 135,470 135,760 214
Stonington borough 1 976 977 102
Stonington borough 1 976 977 102
Thomaston 9 1,928 1,937 465
Torrington city 143 35,515 35,658 401
Waterbury city 1,075 114,403 115,478 931
Waterford 4 3,074 3,078 130
Watertown 4 3,938 3,942 101
West Hartford 54 64,083 64,137 84
West Haven city 194 55,584 55,778 348
Weston 0 980 980 0
Westport village 1 3,251 3,252 31
Wethersfield 21 27,298 27,319 77
Windsor Locks 17 12,613 12,630 135
Woodmont borough 2 1,486 1,488 134

Sources and methodology

Select cities and towns in Connecticut
This is the city, town, or borough defined by the Census Bureau as “places” for Census 2020.
Number of people in state prison from each city or town, 2020
This is the number of people from each city or town in state prison as of 2020. See the methodology section of the report.
Census population, 2020
This is the population of the city or town as reported in the 2020 Census.
Total population, 2020
This is the total population of the city or town as reflected in the 2020 Census plus the imprisoned population.
Imprisonment rate per 100,000
This is the number of imprisoned people divided by the total population and then multiplied by 100,000. It allows ready comparison of the frequency of imprisonment between each city or town of different population sizes.


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