Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0What the figures say about crime in Chester Center, CT
There are 3 graded towns within 10 miles. Chester Center has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. The nearest town with a Safety Grade is Clinton, 8 miles away, graded C+.
The nearest Connecticut towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton | C+ | 8 mi | 0.5 | 20.1 |
| Old Saybrook | B | 8 mi | 0.5 | 14.5 |
| Madison | A+ | 10 mi | 0.1 | 3.1 |
| East Hampton | A | 12 mi | 0.2 | 5.3 |
| East Lyme | A | 12 mi | 0.2 | 4.9 |
| Guilford | B+ | 14 mi | 0.2 | 9.3 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Chester Center. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Chester Center.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
One person died in crashes on Chester Center’s roads in 2019–2023
Chester Center had 1 fatal crash in five years, in which one person died.
That is about what is typical for Connecticut towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (5.5 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Chester Center’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Chester Center’s own rate (9.9) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Chester Center and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deep River | — | — | — |
| Chester | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Deep River and Chester have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Chester Center
Is Chester Center, CT safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Chester Center. The nearest Connecticut towns with a grade are Clinton (C+, 8 mi), Old Saybrook (B, 8 mi), Madison (A+, 10 mi).
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.