Guilford Among Safest Communities In Connecticut: National Report

GUILFORD, CT —The 10 safest municipalities in Connecticut, according to Safewise includes Guilford. And two towns in the state made it to the top 100 in the nation, Newtown and Ridgefield.

Connecticut has the fourth-lowest violent crime rate in the country at 1.8 incidents per 1,000 residents; the national average is four. The property crime rate is 15.7 incidents per 1,000 residents, which is the highest in New England, but still below the national average of 19.6.

Aggravated assault was the most common violent crime in the state’s safest cities, but 9 reported 5 or fewer. Guilford reported none, per the report.

The 10 safest municipalities in Connecticut, according to Safewise are:

1. Newtown (48th nationally)
2. Ridgefield (54h nationally)
3. Simsbury
4. Cheshire
5. Wallingford
6. Greenwich
7. Westport
8. New Milford
9. Shelton
10. Guilford

Safewise's listing (read the full methodology here) is based on the most recent FBI crime data, which is from 2020, the company's own survey data and demographic information. The FBI generally cautions against using its Uniform Crime Report data as the sole source of information for rankings, since there are many factors that can affect the volume and type of crime reported.

Safewise doesn't include municipalities with populations below 2,500 residents in its analysis. It then reports on municipalities that are above the median municipality population as reported to the FBI.