Granby Ranked 12th Safest Community in State

A recent list by Value Penguin ranked Granby as the 12th safest municipality in the state.

The rankings are based off of 2012 crime data submitted to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program.

Granby had 18 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents (There are about 11,300 residents according to the 2010 U.S. Census) and 848 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

The methodology behind the report is that crimes per 100,000 residents were calculated and violent crime accounted for 90 percent of the score while property crime accounted for 10 percent. The publication also figured out the police to civilian ratio.

Some criminologists and data experts have questioned the validity of “safe city” reports, especially when they compare municipalities that greatly differ in size.

Press Penguin had an overall ranking and it broke down ratings by municipalities with 45,000 or more residents, 20,000 to 45,000 residents and under 20,000 residents.

The report also doesn’t take into account how some municipalities can experience a swell in population during commuting times or from attractions such as a large mall. It is also based off of 2012 data while 2013 UCR is in the midst of being released. Not all police departments report stats to the UCR as well.

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