Here Are The Safest Towns In Connecticut For 2019: New List

Connecticut gets a lot of flak in various rankings, but one area it excels in is public safety. The Nutmeg State has the lowest violent crime rate in the United States and the 6th lowest for property crime.

Crime in Connecticut dropped 19 percent since 2011, including a 19 percent drop in violent crimes. In 2017 crime reached its lowest recorded level since 1967. The state's prison population has also dropped 23 percent since 2011. Connecticut is on track to cut its prison and jail population in half over the next few years.

The National Council for Home Safety and Security ranked the safest towns and cities in Connecticut based on the most recent FBI Uniform Crime Report statistics and population sizes. Towns with populations under 10,000 weren't ranked. NCHSS also computed a "police adequacy" variable which measures the total number of crimes compared to the number of police employees.

The 50 safest towns and cities in Connecticut are:

1. Madison
2. Newtown
3. Ridgefield
4. Weston
5. New Canaan
6. Greenwich
7. Brookfield
8. Monroe
9. Wilton
10. Cheshire
11. Canton
12. Old Saybrook
13. Seymour
14. Simsbury
15. Plainfield
16. Bethel
17. East Hampton
18. Ledyard
19. Westport
20. Granby
21. Suffield
22. Avon
23. Darien
24. Willimantic
25. Winchester
26. Coventry
27. Stonington
28. Plymouth
29. New Milford
30. Rocky Hill
31. Guilford
32. Middletown
33. Vernon
34. Windsor Locks
35. Wethersfield
36. North Branford
37. Naugatuck
38. Glastonbury
39. Orange
40. Torrington
41. Stamford
42. Norwich
43. Shelton
44. Watertown
45. Wallingford
46. Groton Town
47. Milford
48. Bristol
49. Ansonia
50. Cromwell

>>>Check out the full list here including a breakdown of the type of crimes committed in your hometown.

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