Safest Cities in Connecticut

Top 50 cities (≥10,000 pop) by lowest FBI UCR violent crime rate per 100,000 · 2024. Lead: Westport at 3.6/100K.

FBI UCR Safest-Cities Snapshot: Connecticut

Connecticut lists 50 cities with 10,000+ population for 2024, spanning Westport at 3.6/100K violent down to Winchester at 68.3/100K on this cut. That is a 64.7/100K spread inside the safest cohort alone, not a single statewide rate. Cohort average: 34.9 violent offenses per 100,000 residents.

Westport reported 1 violent and 312 property offenses on a 27,606 reporting population in 2024. Property rate 1130.2/100K sits beside the 3.6/100K violent rate. Top five on the table: Westport, Plymouth, New Canaan, Bethel, East Lyme.

Westport offense desk

Westport's violent rate fell 80.0% vs 2023 (18.1 → 3.6 per 100K) while staying #1 on this Connecticut list.

Mix index is HHI × 10,000 on Part I violent shares for the #1 city only, distinct from the per-100K ranking table.

# Grade City Population Violent Crime Rate Property Crime Rate
1 A+ Westport 27,606 3.6/100K 1130.2/100K
2 A+ Plymouth 11,806 8.5/100K 491.3/100K
3 A+ New Canaan 20,973 9.5/100K 777.2/100K
4 A+ Bethel 20,799 9.6/100K 528.9/100K
5 A+ East Lyme 19,094 10.5/100K 413.7/100K
6 A Watertown 22,337 13.4/100K 1150.6/100K
7 A+ Cheshire 29,399 13.6/100K 384.4/100K
8 A+ North Branford 13,385 14.9/100K 702.3/100K
9 A+ Simsbury 25,108 15.9/100K 573.5/100K
10 A+ Wilton 18,398 16.3/100K 630.5/100K
11 A+ Madison 17,458 17.2/100K 292.1/100K
12 A+ Newtown 27,890 17.9/100K 351.4/100K
13 A+ Wallingford 43,561 18.4/100K 449.9/100K
14 A+ Avon 18,886 21.2/100K 630.1/100K
15 A+ Monroe 18,852 21.2/100K 519.8/100K
16 A Farmington 26,852 22.3/100K 1534.3/100K
17 A+ Montville 17,730 22.6/100K 349.7/100K
18 A+ East Hampton 13,090 22.9/100K 420.2/100K
19 A Fairfield 64,098 23.4/100K 1410.3/100K
20 A+ Ridgefield 24,924 24.1/100K 280.9/100K
21 A+ Wolcott 16,379 24.4/100K 177.1/100K
22 A Waterford 19,913 25.1/100K 1677.3/100K
23 A+ Suffield 15,641 25.6/100K 626.6/100K
24 A+ Granby 11,371 26.4/100K 536.5/100K
25 A Guilford 22,021 27.2/100K 926.4/100K
26 A+ New Milford 28,377 28.2/100K 539.2/100K
27 A Glastonbury 35,249 28.4/100K 961.7/100K
28 A Darien 22,216 31.5/100K 1048.8/100K
29 B North Haven 24,340 37/100K 2625.3/100K
30 A South Windsor 26,741 37.4/100K 1200.4/100K
31 A+ Canton 10,166 39.3/100K 541/100K
32 B Orange 14,352 41.8/100K 3504.7/100K
33 A+ Shelton 42,616 42.2/100K 708.7/100K
34 A Vernon 30,738 42.3/100K 1024.8/100K
35 A Branford 28,000 46.4/100K 1671.4/100K
36 A+ Seymour 17,034 47/100K 575.3/100K
37 A Naugatuck 31,930 50.1/100K 1021/100K
38 A+ Brookfield 17,496 57.2/100K 531.6/100K
39 A+ Ledyard 15,483 58.1/100K 226.1/100K
40 A Bristol 61,895 58.2/100K 958.1/100K
41 A Wethersfield 27,073 59.1/100K 1370.4/100K
42 A Windsor 29,382 61.3/100K 1756.2/100K
43 A Middletown 48,331 62.1/100K 1150.4/100K
44 B East Windsor 11,179 62.6/100K 2558.4/100K
45 B West Hartford 64,093 64/100K 2732/100K
46 A Stonington 18,469 65/100K 860.9/100K
47 A Southington 43,849 66.1/100K 1514.3/100K
48 A Stratford 52,531 66.6/100K 1985.5/100K
49 A Ansonia 19,049 68.2/100K 1406.9/100K
50 A Winchester 10,247 68.3/100K 849/100K

Connecticut overview · Most dangerous cities · National safest cities · Methodology - FBI UCR Part I rates; cities ≥10,000 pop; 2024.