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