#1Weston
10,517 people2.05 weighted crimes per 1,000 a year·violent 0.0, property 2.0
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Safest towns in Connecticut
Weston reports the least crime per resident of Connecticut’s 90 towns with crime figures for 2023–2025; 32 of the 90 grade A− or better on safety nationally.
Crimes reported by each town’s own police, 2023–2025, per 1,000 residents, violent crimes counted four times. The same measure as the Safety grade. For 1 of them one year isn’t in the FBI’s published tables and comes from the FBI Crime Data Explorer or the state’s own reports (named in the row). How grades work
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#2Plainfield
15,381 people2.14 weighted crimes per 1,000 a year·violent 0.4, property 0.7
#3Ridgefield
25,373 people2.55 weighted crimes per 1,000 a year·violent 0.1, property 2.1
All 90 towns
Weighted crimes per 1,000 residents a year, lowest first, to two decimals (the sort uses the exact rate, so there are no rounding ties). Grade = the national Safety grade.
90 towns ranked. Not here? See towns without their own figures.
#TownWeighted rateViolentPropertyGrade
Per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Last on the list: New Haven, 54.23. The rate counts crimes reported to police, not how safe any one street feels.
Not ranked
65 towns without figures of their own
These towns of 2,500+ are not on the list because there are no police figures for them alone for all of 2023–2025, from the FBI or the state. Their other grades stand; the overall grade uses the rest.
- Andover · 3,173 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Ashford · 4,265 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Barkhamsted · 3,726 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Beacon Falls · 6,307 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Bethany · 5,339 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Bethlehem · 3,455 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Bolton · 4,875 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Brooklyn · 8,748 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Burlington · 9,874 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Canterbury · 5,251 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Chester · 3,726 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Colchester · 15,825 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Columbia · 5,352 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Danielson Windham County · 4,265 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Deep River · 4,468 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Durham · 7,209 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- East Granby · 5,432 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- East Haddam · 9,043 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Ellington · 16,594 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Essex · 6,819 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Goshen · 3,298 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Griswold · 11,690 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Haddam · 8,947 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Harwinton · 5,751 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Hebron · 9,256 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Jewett City New London County · 3,456 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Kent · 3,101 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Killingly · 18,177 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Killingworth · 6,288 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Lebanon · 7,142 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Lisbon · 4,260 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Litchfield · 8,381 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Mansfield · 29,062 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Marlborough · 6,213 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Middlefield · 4,276 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Montville · 18,001 people: figures for 2024 and 2025 only (all three years are needed).
- New Fairfield · 13,674 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- New Hartford · 6,748 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Newtown · 28,183 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- North Canaan · 3,231 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- North Stonington · 5,242 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Old Lyme · 7,702 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Oxford · 13,311 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Pomfret · 4,378 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Preston · 4,873 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Prospect · 9,638 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Salem · 4,324 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Salisbury · 4,290 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Sharon · 2,783 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Sherman · 3,618 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Somers · 10,938 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Southbury · 20,468 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Sprague · 2,954 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Stafford · 11,721 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Sterling · 3,736 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Stonington · 18,832 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Thompson · 9,566 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Tolland · 14,752 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Voluntown · 2,653 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Washington · 3,733 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Westbrook · 6,918 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Willington · 5,601 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Windham · 24,139 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Woodbury · 10,005 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
- Woodstock · 8,474 people: no figures of its own in the FBI’s tables for 2023–2025.
Quick answers
Questions people ask
Which is the safest town in Connecticut?
Weston () reports the least crime per resident: 2.05 weighted crimes per 1,000 a year over 2023–2025 (0.00 violent and 2.05 property crimes per 1,000), from its police department’s reports to the FBI. Plainfield (2.14) and Ridgefield (2.55) follow.
How are these towns ranked?
By crimes reported by each town’s police per 1,000 residents over three years (FBI figures, or the state’s own where the FBI table lacks a year), with violent crimes counted four times as heavily as property crimes. It is the same measure as the Safety grade on each town’s page. How grades work.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list needs 2,500+ residents and the town’s own police figures for all three years. 65 Connecticut towns of 2,500+ lack them; they are listed above with the reason. Smaller towns have a Safety grade on their page but no rank.
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