Connecticut’s Safest Cities of 2025

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Boasting exceptionally low crime rates per capita, Ridgefield is Connecticut's safest city for the third year in a row. The other 9 cities have reason to celebrate as well, as they've all previously appeared on our top-ten list over the last couple of years. 

In most of these cities, violent crime rates declined year over year while property crime rates increased. However, our State of Safety survey suggests the opposite trend statewide.

We didn't have enough data to calculate statewide crime rates for this year's report, but our annual State of Safety survey suggests violent crime and gun violence have increased in The Constitution State. 

However, 70% of Connecticut's 10 safest cities saw a year-over-year decline in violent crime incidents per 1,000 people. 

We noticed the opposite trend in property crime: 70% of the safest cities saw an increase in property crime, but our survey respondents say they've experienced fewer incidents.

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Compared to our 2024 report, fewer Connecticuters experienced property crime and package theft in the 8 months prior to our survey. Concern about these types of crimes also dropped year over year. Interestingly, property crime rates increased in most of Connecticut's safest cities.

• Over half (51%) of Connecticut respondents told us they're highly concerned about property crime, down from 56% last year and lower than the national average of 54%.
• 26% of Connecticut residents claim to have experienced property crime in the 8 months prior to the survey, which represents a 3-point decrease compared to the previous year. 
• 39% of Connecticuters reported having experienced package theft in the 8 months prior to the survey, which is higher than the national average of 37% but is down from 43% the year before.
• Of the Connecticut residents who use some form of property protection, more than half (51%) report using a security camera and 27% rely on security systems.

• Cyber crime is the top crime concern among Connecticuters, with 69% worrying about it on a daily basis.
• Compared to the average American, Connecticuters are more likely to use credit monitoring services and anti-virus and anti-malware protections.
• Connecticuters are among those least likely to use a password manager (CT 12%, US 18%).
• 30% of Connecticuters experienced a cyber crime in the 8 months prior to our survey (US 33%).

According to our survey, Connecticuters experience slightly more violent crime than the average American, and these experiences have become more common year over year.

• 16% of Connecticuters experienced a violent crime in the 8 months prior to the survey, up from 5% in the previous reporting year (US 14%).
• Concern about violent crime increased one percentage point year over year, from 55% to 56%.
• Connecticuters are less concerned about violent crime than most Americans (US 59%).
• 28% of Connecticut residents use some form of personal protection (US 35%).
• Pepper spray and pocket knives are the most popular choices at 13% and 11% respectively.

• 66% of Connecticuters worry about gun violence, up from 62% last year (US 57%).
• 13% told us they had an experience with gun violence in the 8 months prior to the survey, an increase from 8% last year (11% US).
• Of the Connecticut residents who use some form of personal protection, 7% carry concealed firearms (US 15%).
• 9% of Connecticuters say they use firearms to protect their property, which is the lowest percentage in the country (US 29%).
• Connecticut saw 4 mass shooting events in 2024—up from 1 in 2023.

For the purposes of this report, the terms “dangerous” and “safest” refer explicitly to crime rates as calculated from FBI crime data—no other characterization of any community is implied or intended.

• 47 Connecticut cities met the criteria to be considered for ranking.
• The safest city in Connecticut, Ridgefield, holds on to the top spot for the third consecutive year. 
• Cities in the #2–#8 spots are the same cities from last year but in a different order.
• Wallingford and Shelton are the only two cities that saw a decrease in both property and violent crime year over year.
• 5 of Connecticut's 10 safest cities saw a drop in violent crime but a rise in property crime: Newtown, Simsbury, Greenwich, Westport, and Vernon.
• Cheshire was the only city with a decrease in property crime but a rise in violent crime.
• 2 of Connecticut’s safest cities reported fewer than 10 burglaries: Ridgefield (0) and Wallingford (8).
• All 10 cities reported a combined total of 2 murders.
• 4 of the 10 safest cities reported zero murders and zero rapes: Ridgefield, Wallingford, Cheshire, and Westport.
• Ridgefield was the only city to report fewer than 100 property crimes, coming in with 49.

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