Where Your Town Ranks In List Of CT's Safest Communities

CONNECTICUT — Connecticut has some of the safest communities in the country, according to a report from Backgroundchecks.org. Thirteen of the state's cities score above a 0.7 in the organization's Safety Index.

The score is based on factors such as violent and property crime rates and the ratio of law enforcement officers to residents.

"For comparison," the report reads, "just two California cities scored a 0.7 or over, while no Colorado cities managed the feat, despite the state’s reputation for safe communities."

Orange was ranked as the state's safest community, with only 7 violent crimes and 4 law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents.

Greenwich, which ranked second, has some of the lowest crimes rates in the country for a city of its size, with a violent crime rate of 0.34 per 1,000 and a property crime of 7.53 per 1,000, according to the report.

New Canaan ranks third and had 2 violent crimes in 2017. Coming in fourth was Monroe, which the report describes as "a peaceful respite from the large cities where many of its residents work, with a cozy small time atmosphere and streets virtually devoid of crime."

Closing out this rundown of Connecticut’s five safest cities is Brookfield, a city of over 17,000, which logged only 3 violent crimes in 2017.

According to another recent study by The National Council for Home Safety and Security, Connecticut also ranks highly in public safety at sixth in the country.

That study noted that 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.

Here's the list of Connecticut's safest communities from Backgroundchecks.org:

1. Orange 0.91

2. Greenwich 0.93

3. New Canaan 0.86

4. Monroe 0.84

5. Brookfield 0.84

6. Westport 0.83

7. Wilton 0.83

8. Madison 0.8

9. Old Saybrook 0.79

10. Darien 0.77

11. Bethel 0.76

12. Seymour 0.72

13. Ridgefield 0.71

14. Avon 0.69

15. Cheshire 0.69

16. Rocky Hill 0.69

17. Simsbury 0.67

18. Canton 0.67

19. Plymouth 0.66

20. Granby 0.65

21. Stonington 0.65

22. Newtown 0.63

23. Windsor Locks 0.63

24. Middletown 0.62

25. Winchester 0.6

26. Guilford 0.6

27. Weston 0.6

28. Milford 0.59

29. Suffield 0.58

30. Willimantic 0.57

31. Cromwell 0.55

32. Coventry 0.54

33. Glastonbury 0.54

34. Vernon 0.53

35. Wethersfield 0.53

36. Ansonia 0.52

37. Ledyard 0.52

38. North Branford 0.52

39. North Haven 0.52

40. Branford 0.51

41. East Hampton 0.51

42. Bristol 0.5

43. New Milford 0.49

44. Wallingford 0.49

45. Naugatuck 0.48

46. South Windsor 0.48

47. Watertown 0.48

48. Torrington 0.48

49. Berlin 0.48

50. East Windsor 0.47

51. Plainfield 0.46

52. Farmington 0.46

53. Wolcott 0.46

54. Groton Town 0.46

55. Clinton 0.46

56. Fairfield 0.45

57. Southington 0.42

58. Enfield 0.41

59. Waterford 0.4

60. Shelton 0.38

61. Stamford 0.38

62. East Hartford 0.34

63. Trumbull 0.33

64. Windsor 0.33

65. Bloomfield 0.33

66. Norwich 0.32

67. West Hartford 0.24

68. Stratford 0.24

69. East Haven 0.24

70. Manchester 0.23

71. Norwalk 0.22

72. Danbury 0.22

73. West Haven 0.19

74. Derby 0.15

75. Plainville 0.12

76. Newington 0.11

77. Hamden 0.09

78. New London -0.09

79. Meriden -0.14

80. New Britain -0.15

81. Waterbury -0.31

82. New Haven -0.68

83. Bridgeport -0.68

84. Hartford -1.1