Safety in Groton Long Point, CT: what is reported
The surrounding 10 miles hold 6 graded places to compare with. Groton Long Point’s police department covers under 1,000 people in the FBI’s count, so the page shows its counts, not rates, and there is no Safety Grade. For a graded neighbor, the nearest is Groton (B+), 3 miles away.
8 crimes reported in 2025
In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so we show counts rather than rates.
Every offense type reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
0 violent and 8 property, as reported to the FBI by Groton Long Point’s police.
The nearest Connecticut towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groton | B+ | 3 mi | 0.7 | 9.5 |
| Groton | B+ | 3 mi | 1.6 | 6.0 |
| New London | C+ | 5 mi | 2.0 | 13.5 |
| Stonington | A− | 6 mi | 0.6 | 7.1 |
| Waterford | B | 8 mi | 0.2 | 13.8 |
| Ledyard | A | 8 mi | 0.7 | 2.6 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Groton Long Point. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Groton Long Point.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
No one died in a crash on Groton Long Point’s roads in 2019–2023
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 Groton Long Point’s size would see about 0 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Groton Long Point’s own rate (0.0) 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.
Groton Long Point and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
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Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 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.
- One number for all of Groton Long Point. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Groton Long Point’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (520 in 2025); our figure for Groton Long Point is 522 (2025 Census estimate).
- 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 Groton Long Point
Is Groton Long Point, CT safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Groton Long Point. The nearest Connecticut towns with a grade are Groton (B+, 3 mi), Groton (B+, 3 mi), New London (C+, 5 mi).
Who polices Groton Long Point?
Groton Long Point’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Groton Long Point”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, 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.