These Are the 20 Safest Communities in Connecticut for 2016: Report

Ridgefield is again the safest community in Connecticut, according to security company SafeWise, an honor the town received in 2015.

For every 1,000 people in Ridgefield, the chance of falling victim to a violent crime is only 0.04, SafeWise writes. The chance of a property crime is 2.57 per 1,000.

"Eighteen of Connecticut’s 20 safest cities reported zero murders, and the other two cities reported one each," wrote SafeWise. "Thirty percent of the cities also cited no incidents of rape or robbery. Furthermore, 70 percent of the 20 safest cities in Connecticut reported less than five violent crimes and 55 percent reported less than 100 property crimes."

The second safest community in Connecticut is Wilton, followed by Weston, Easton and Redding, according to SafeWise. Rounding out the top 10 are Suffield, East Hampton, New Canaan, Newtown and Madison.

The average population of the communities on the list is about 19,000.

"To identify the 20 safest cities in Connecticut, we reviewed the most recent FBI Crime Report statistics from 2014, along with population data," wrote SafeWise. Click here for the company's full methodology. "We eliminated all cities with fewer than 5,000 residents as well as any cities that failed to submit a complete crime report to the FBI. From there, we evaluated the remaining cities. We narrowed it down based on the number of reported violent crimes (aggravated assault, murder, rape, and robbery) and property crimes (burglary, arson, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft) in each city. To further level the playing field, we calculated the likelihood of these crimes occurring out of 1,000 people in each city."

Below is the full list of the 20 Safest Cities in Connecticut from SafeWise:

1. Ridgefield

Previous rank: 1
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.04
Property Crimes per 1,000: 2.57

2. Wilton

Previous rank: 8
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.05
Property Crimes per 1,000: 3.24

3. Weston

Previous rank: 2
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.19
Property Crimes per 1,000: 3.17

4. Easton

Previous rank: 4
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.00
Property Crimes per 1,000: 3.92

5. Redding

Previous rank: 6
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.43
Property Crimes per 1,000: 4.39

6. Suffield

Previous rank: 11
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.51
Property Crimes per 1,000: 4.75

7. East Hampton

Previous rank: 26
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.23
Property Crimes per 1,000: 5.50

8. New Canaan

Previous rank: 10
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.05
Property Crimes per 1,000: 6.40

9. Newtown

Previous rank: 5
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.39
Property Crimes per 1,000: 6.09

10. Madison

Previous rank: 9
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.11
Property Crimes per 1,000: 6.50

11. Simsbury

Previous rank: 12
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.25
Property Crimes per 1,000: 6.40

12. Portland

Previous rank: 7
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.32
Property Crimes per 1,000: 6.67

13. Canton

Previous rank: 14
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.19
Property Crimes per 1,000: 6.94

14. Plainfield

Previous rank: 17
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.86
Property Crimes per 1,000: 6.65

15. Greenwich

Previous rank: 15
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.29
Property Crimes per 1,000: 7.48

16. Middlebury

Previous rank: 21
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.53
Property Crimes per 1,000: 7.40

17. Monroe

Previous rank: 16
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.15
Property Crimes per 1,000: 7.88

18. Granby

Previous rank: 20
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.26
Property Crimes per 1,000: 7.94

19. Bethel

Previous rank: 23
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.00
Property Crimes per 1,000: 8.44

20. Cheshire

Previous rank: 13
Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.21
Property Crimes per 1,000: 8.24

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