Crime & Safety
Westport Among Connecticut's 10 Safest Communities: Safewise
Westport was one of 46 Connecticut communities which were surveyed by the home security company.
WESTPORT, CT — Westport is the seventh-safest community in Connecticut, according to a new report by Safewise, a home security company.
A total of 46 Connecticut municipalities met the criteria to be in the report, which is based on the most recent FBI crime data, which is from 2020, the company's own survey data and demographic information.
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The 10 safest municipalities in Connecticut, according to Safewise are:
- Newtown (48th nationally)
- Ridgefield (54th nationally)
- Simsbury
- Cheshire
- Wallingford
- Greenwich
- Westport
- New Milford
- Shelton
- Guilford
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.
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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.
— Rich Scinto, Patch Staff, contributed to this report.
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