Safest Places to Live in Connecticut of October 2024
Connecticut is situated in the northeastern part of the United States, and it is one of the New England states. It is bordered by Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New York. The state was named after the Connecticut River. It has many nicknames, including the Constitution State, the Nutmeg State, the Provisions State, and the Land of Steady Habits.
Connecticut played a vital role in the creating of the United States. The state was one of the original 13 colonies and very influential in the development of the United States federal government.
Connecticut is the 29th most populated state, being home to over 3,5 million people. However, combined with the fact that it is the 3rd smallest state by area, it is the 4th most densely populated state.
The capital of Connecticut is Hartford, while the largest city is Bridgeport (almost 150,000 residents). Connecticut has the highest per-capita income, human development index, and median household income, according to the Census. Its economy is very developed, which is a great invitation for all people considering to move to this state.
Ranking Criteria
ElitePersonalFinance extracted the latest data from the FBI crime statistics in the United States. We took violent crime as the main criteria. To get our score, we used this formula:
Crime Score = ( Total Number of Violent Crimes / Population ) * 1,000
This way, safer cities got the lowest score, and those more vulnerable to crimes got higher scores.
The cities that did not report crimes to the FBI and those under 10,000 residents were not included in the list.
30 Safest Places in Connecticut of October 2024
| Rank: | City: | Population: | Total Number of Crimes: | Crime Score: |
| 1 | Weston | 10 254 | 0 | 0,00 |
| 2 | Granby | 11 386 | 0 | 0,00 |
| 3 | Madison | 18 087 | 0 | 0,00 |
| 4 | Ridgefield | 25 050 | 1 | 0,04 |
| 5 | New Canaan | 20 268 | 2 | 0,10 |
| 6 | Simsbury | 25 169 | 3 | 0,12 |
| 7 | Darien | 21 880 | 3 | 0,14 |
| 8 | Westport | 28 332 | 4 | 0,14 |
| 9 | Monroe | 19 466 | 3 | 0,15 |
| 10 | Plymouth | 11 573 | 2 | 0,17 |
| 11 | Old Saybrook | 10 069 | 2 | 0,20 |
| 12 | Newtown | 27 795 | 6 | 0,22 |
| 13 | Wilton | 18 439 | 4 | 0,22 |
| 14 | Avon | 18 320 | 4 | 0,22 |
| 15 | East Hampton | 12 842 | 3 | 0,23 |
| 16 | Brookfield | 17 071 | 4 | 0,23 |
| 17 | Farmington | 25 525 | 6 | 0,24 |
| 18 | Orange | 13 948 | 4 | 0,29 |
| 19 | Bethel | 19 855 | 6 | 0,30 |
| 20 | Suffield | 15 740 | 5 | 0,32 |
| 21 | Branford | 28 002 | 9 | 0,32 |
| 22 | Greenwich | 62 905 | 22 | 0,35 |
| 23 | Cromwell | 13 894 | 5 | 0,36 |
| 24 | Wallingford | 44 457 | 17 | 0,38 |
| 25 | Ledyard | 14 698 | 6 | 0,41 |
| 26 | Windsor | 28 717 | 12 | 0,42 |
| 27 | Wolcott | 16 642 | 7 | 0,42 |
| 28 | Waterford | 18 812 | 8 | 0,43 |
| 29 | East Lyme | 18 588 | 8 | 0,43 |
| 30 | Cheshire | 29 167 | 13 | 0,45 |
Crime Score in All Cities in Connecticut of October 2024
If your city didn’t make our list, you could see our full list of Connecticut cities.
We can’t compare crime rates in small and large cities. That’s why ElitePersonalFinance made a detailed analysis and narrowed the results according to population segments:
- Under 3,000 Residents
- 3,000 – 10,000 Residents
- 10,000 – 30,000 Residents
- 30,000 – 100,000 Residents
- Over 100,000 Residents
(Other sites don’t include places with under 3,000 residents, but we included them.)
These are the results that we got:
Under 3,000 Residents
| Rank: | City: | Population: | Total Number of Crimes: | Crime Score: |
| 1 | Groton Long Point | 509 | 0 | 0,00 |
3,000 – 10,000 Residents
| Rank: | City: | Population: | Total Number of Crimes: | Crime Score: |
| 1 | Easton | 7 519 | 0 | 0,00 |
| 2 | Redding | 9 120 | 2 | 0,22 |
| 3 | Middlebury | 7 750 | 2 | 0,26 |
| 4 | Portland | 9 281 | 4 | 0,43 |
| 5 | Thomaston | 7 521 | 4 | 0,53 |
| 6 | Woodbridge | 8 782 | 6 | 0,68 |
| 7 | Groton | 8 967 | 16 | 1,78 |
| 8 | Putnam | 9 374 | 18 | 1,92 |
10,000 – 30,000 Residents
| Rank: | City: | Population: | Total Number of Crimes: | Crime Score: |
| 1 | Weston | 10 254 | 0 | 0,00 |
| 2 | Granby | 11 386 | 0 | 0,00 |
| 3 | Madison | 18 087 | 0 | 0,00 |
| 4 | Ridgefield | 25 050 | 1 | 0,04 |
| 5 | New Canaan | 20 268 | 2 | 0,10 |
| 6 | Simsbury | 25 169 | 3 | 0,12 |
| 7 | Darien | 21 880 | 3 | 0,14 |
| 8 | Westport | 28 332 | 4 | 0,14 |
| 9 | Monroe | 19 466 | 3 | 0,15 |
| 10 | Plymouth | 11 573 | 2 | 0,17 |
| 11 | Old Saybrook | 10 069 | 2 | 0,20 |
| 12 | Newtown | 27 795 | 6 | 0,22 |
| 13 | Wilton | 18 439 | 4 | 0,22 |
| 14 | Avon | 18 320 | 4 | 0,22 |
| 15 | East Hampton | 12 842 | 3 | 0,23 |
| 16 | Brookfield | 17 071 | 4 | 0,23 |
| 17 | Farmington | 25 525 | 6 | 0,24 |
| 18 | Orange | 13 948 | 4 | 0,29 |
| 19 | Bethel | 19 855 | 6 | 0,30 |
| 20 | Suffield | 15 740 | 5 | 0,32 |
| 21 | Branford | 28 002 | 9 | 0,32 |
| 22 | Cromwell | 13 894 | 5 | 0,36 |
| 23 | Ledyard | 14 698 | 6 | 0,41 |
| 24 | Windsor | 28 717 | 12 | 0,42 |
| 25 | Wolcott | 16 642 | 7 | 0,42 |
| 26 | Waterford | 18 812 | 8 | 0,43 |
| 27 | East Lyme | 18 588 | 8 | 0,43 |
| 28 | Cheshire | 29 167 | 13 | 0,45 |
| 29 | Guilford | 22 194 | 10 | 0,45 |
| 30 | North Haven | 23 642 | 11 | 0,47 |
| 31 | Canton | 10 267 | 5 | 0,49 |
| 32 | South Windsor | 26 097 | 13 | 0,50 |
| 33 | Seymour | 16 505 | 9 | 0,55 |
| 34 | Vernon | 29 318 | 16 | 0,55 |
| 35 | New Milford | 26 835 | 15 | 0,56 |
| 36 | North Branford | 14 127 | 8 | 0,57 |
| 37 | Rocky Hill | 20 199 | 12 | 0,59 |
| 38 | Watertown | 21 534 | 13 | 0,60 |
| 39 | Windsor Locks | 12 924 | 8 | 0,62 |
| 40 | Winchester | 10 585 | 7 | 0,66 |
| 41 | Stonington | 18 439 | 15 | 0,81 |
| 42 | Wethersfield | 26 009 | 23 | 0,88 |
| 43 | Berlin | 20 500 | 19 | 0,93 |
| 44 | Clinton | 12 914 | 12 | 0,93 |
| 45 | Coventry | 12 411 | 12 | 0,97 |
| 46 | Groton Town | 29 046 | 34 | 1,17 |
| 47 | Plainfield | 15 145 | 18 | 1,19 |
| 48 | East Windsor | 11 399 | 14 | 1,23 |
| 49 | Willimantic | 17 660 | 22 | 1,25 |
| 50 | East Haven | 28 635 | 36 | 1,26 |
| 51 | Bloomfield | 21 406 | 27 | 1,26 |
| 52 | Plainville | 17 610 | 33 | 1,87 |
| 53 | Derby | 12 468 | 24 | 1,92 |
| 54 | Ansonia | 18 656 | 36 | 1,93 |
| 55 | New London | 26 856 | 79 | 2,94 |
30,000 – 100,000 Residents
| Rank: | City: | Population: | Total Number of Crimes: | Crime Score: |
| 1 | Greenwich | 62 905 | 22 | 0,35 |
| 2 | Wallingford | 44 457 | 17 | 0,38 |
| 3 | Fairfield | 62 239 | 31 | 0,50 |
| 4 | Milford | 54 898 | 29 | 0,53 |
| 5 | Shelton | 41 287 | 22 | 0,53 |
| 6 | West Hartford | 62 875 | 36 | 0,57 |
| 7 | Southington | 43 886 | 26 | 0,59 |
| 8 | Glastonbury | 34 497 | 22 | 0,64 |
| 9 | Newington | 30 060 | 24 | 0,80 |
| 10 | Middletown | 45 963 | 38 | 0,83 |
| 11 | Bristol | 59 977 | 53 | 0,88 |
| 12 | Naugatuck | 31 214 | 30 | 0,96 |
| 13 | Torrington | 33 972 | 36 | 1,06 |
| 14 | Enfield | 44 443 | 49 | 1,10 |
| 15 | Danbury | 85 167 | 97 | 1,14 |
| 16 | Trumbull | 35 772 | 45 | 1,26 |
| 17 | Stratford | 52 034 | 71 | 1,36 |
| 18 | East Hartford | 49 842 | 76 | 1,52 |
| 19 | West Haven | 54 794 | 85 | 1,55 |
| 20 | Manchester | 57 630 | 100 | 1,74 |
| 21 | Norwalk | 89 440 | 183 | 2,05 |
| 22 | Meriden | 59 378 | 157 | 2,64 |
| 23 | Hamden | 60 855 | 199 | 3,27 |
| 24 | Norwich | 38 964 | 149 | 3,82 |
| 25 | New Britain | 72 354 | 306 | 4,23 |
Over 100,000 Residents
| Rank: | City: | Population: | Total Number of Crimes: | Crime Score: |
| 1 | Stamford | 130 678 | 264 | 2,02 |
| 2 | Waterbury | 107 812 | 325 | 3,01 |
| 3 | Bridgeport | 144 908 | 843 | 5,82 |
| 4 | Hartford | 122 245 | 1 049 | 8,58 |
| 5 | New Haven | 130 494 | 1 168 | 8,95 |
How safe do you feel?
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Archives
- Safest Places to Live in Connecticut 2020
- Safest Places to Live in Connecticut 2019
- Safest Places to Live in Connecticut 2018
- Safest Places to Live in Connecticut 2017
- Safest Places to Live in Connecticut 2016
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