Area Safety Data

State hub ยท CT

Safest cities in Connecticut? Lowest and highest property-crime candidates

Use this hub to compare validated Connecticut city candidates by reported selected property-offense rate. It is a cautious city-page index, not a statewide safety ranking or personal-risk score.

Candidate-city rate 13.16 per 1,000 residents across listed cities; not a statewide risk score
Validated cities69Current candidate pages
Candidate population1,670,194Sum of listed city estimates
Selected offenses21,977FBI NIBRS offense records

Highest-rate city candidates

Use the city pages for source notes, trend handling, and offense mix. Small or ambiguous places remain outside automatic publication.

14,440 residents Orange 34.90 selected property offenses per 1,000 residents 61,919 residents Hamden 31.12 selected property offenses per 1,000 residents 63,790 residents West Hartford 26.99 selected property offenses per 1,000 residents 24,806 residents North Haven 25.76 selected property offenses per 1,000 residents 11,293 residents East Windsor 25.33 selected property offenses per 1,000 residents 13,438 residents Clinton 22.77 selected property offenses per 1,000 residents

Lowest-rate city candidates

Searchers often ask for the safest cities in a state. This section answers that intent carefully by showing the lowest reported selected property-offense rates among validated city candidates only.

15,330 residents Plainfield 1.17 selected property offenses per 1,000 residents 16,485 residents Wolcott 1.70 selected property offenses per 1,000 residents 10,498 residents Weston 2.19 selected property offenses per 1,000 residents 15,589 residents Ledyard 2.25 selected property offenses per 1,000 residents 25,298 residents Ridgefield 2.77 selected property offenses per 1,000 residents 17,702 residents Madison 2.82 selected property offenses per 1,000 residents

Home-security guides

City data pages point into practical guides for renters, no-subscription setups, package areas, cameras, and entry alerts.

Buying guide Door and window alarms for renters Compare simple entry alarms for apartments, rented homes, garages, and windows before moving into heavier systems. Buying guide No-subscription home security starter kit Build a basic home-security setup with local alarms, lighting, locks, and cameras without starting with a monthly plan. Buying guide Package theft camera checklist Check porch visibility, driveway angles, storage, Wi-Fi, and evidence needs before buying a camera for package areas. Buying guide Security camera checklist Evaluate exterior visibility, entry coverage, storage needs, and placement before choosing a camera system. Buying guide Smart lock and entry sensor checklist Start with reliable locks, entry sensors, lighting, and backup access before adding convenience features. Buying guide Basic home-security checklist A balanced setup can cover entries, packages, motion, lighting, and alerts without overbuying.

Connecticut city candidates

City Population Selected offenses Rate per 1,000 Trend
Orange 14,440 504 34.90 Roughly stable
Hamden 61,919 1,927 31.12 Increasing
West Hartford 63,790 1,722 26.99 Roughly stable
North Haven 24,806 639 25.76 Mixed
East Windsor 11,293 286 25.33 Mixed
Clinton 13,438 306 22.77 Decreasing
Trumbull 38,151 856 22.44 Increasing
Newington 31,605 682 21.58 Decreasing
Bloomfield 22,118 465 21.02 Decreasing
Manchester 59,658 1,199 20.10 Decreasing
Stratford 53,745 1,047 19.48 Increasing
East Haven 27,964 541 19.35 Mixed
Cromwell 14,353 272 18.95 Decreasing
Enfield 40,982 731 17.84 Mixed
Windsor 29,566 525 17.76 Decreasing
Waterford 19,941 338 16.95 Increasing
East Hartford 50,914 845 16.60 Decreasing
Old Saybrook 10,644 174 16.35 Increasing
Farmington 28,057 413 14.72 Roughly stable
Plainville 17,688 260 14.70 Decreasing
Southington 44,062 641 14.55 Decreasing
Berlin 20,588 291 14.13 Decreasing
Fairfield 65,902 923 14.01 Mixed
Wethersfield 27,248 373 13.69 Decreasing
Branford 28,463 380 13.35 Roughly stable
Rocky Hill 21,335 256 12.00 Mixed
South Windsor 26,976 322 11.94 Decreasing
Watertown 22,478 258 11.48 Decreasing
Westport 27,973 312 11.15 Decreasing
Darien 22,539 240 10.65 Decreasing
Vernon 30,794 317 10.29 Mixed
Woodbridge 9,113 93 10.21 Roughly stable
Windsor Locks 12,603 126 10.00 Mixed
Glastonbury 35,413 344 9.71 Decreasing
Guilford 22,262 210 9.43 Decreasing
Greenwich 64,642 557 8.62 Roughly stable
Winchester 10,346 88 8.51 Roughly stable
Putnam 9,380 79 8.42 Decreasing
New Canaan 21,154 165 7.80 Roughly stable
North Branford 13,557 94 6.93 Decreasing
Avon 19,050 120 6.30 Decreasing
Wilton 19,300 118 6.11 Roughly stable
Suffield 15,912 97 6.10 Increasing
Simsbury 25,253 145 5.74 Increasing
Seymour 17,110 95 5.55 Decreasing
Canton 10,242 55 5.37 Mixed
New Milford 28,784 154 5.35 Decreasing
Granby 11,714 62 5.29 Decreasing
Thomaston 7,553 39 5.16 Decreasing
Bethel 21,517 110 5.11 Roughly stable
Easton 7,839 40 5.10 Decreasing
Brookfield 18,187 92 5.06 Decreasing
Middlebury 8,021 39 4.86 Decreasing
Plymouth 11,863 57 4.80 Decreasing
Coventry 12,394 59 4.76 Roughly stable
Monroe 19,339 90 4.65 Roughly stable
Wallingford 44,417 200 4.50 Decreasing
Portland 9,453 41 4.34 Decreasing
East Hampton 13,076 55 4.21 Mixed
East Lyme 19,016 80 4.21 Roughly stable
Cheshire 30,573 116 3.79 Decreasing
Montville 17,944 63 3.51 Increasing
Redding 8,835 25 2.83 Decreasing
Madison 17,702 50 2.82 Decreasing
Ridgefield 25,298 70 2.77 Increasing
Ledyard 15,589 35 2.25 Decreasing
Weston 10,498 23 2.19 Increasing
Wolcott 16,485 28 1.70 Decreasing
Plainfield 15,330 18 1.17 Mixed

Important context

These figures are based on reported selected property offenses and Census population context for validated city candidates. Agency reporting boundaries can differ from municipal boundaries, so the methodology page explains why ambiguous or tiny-denominator rows stay out of automatic publication.

Read methodology