Newtown Named Connecticut's Safest Community For 2021

NEWTOWN, CT — Newtown is Connecticut's safest community, according to a new report this week by the home security company SafeWise.

The town's rate of property crime incidents in the past year dropped from 4.4 per 1,000 people to 2.1 per 1,000 people, and Newtown reported only one robbery in the last year. Additionally, there were five aggravated assaults, which also were down, SafeWise said.

"We like to take the credit, but the truth of the matter is, it's the strength and kindness of our community, that makes our jobs keeping you safe successful," wrote Newtown Police Lt. Aaron Bahamonde on Facebook.

SafeWise uses FBI crime statistics to determine its rankings. Click here to view the company's methodology.

"To identify the safest cities of 2021, we reviewed 2019 FBI crime report statistics (the most recent complete report available at the time of ranking) and population data," wrote SafeWise security expert Rebecca Edwards.

After Newtown, SafeWise said the state's other safest communities — to round out the top 10 — are:

• Ridgefield
• Simsbury
• Westport
• Wallingford
• Cheshire
• Greenwich
• New Milford
• Shelton
• Guilford

To view the SafeWise safest communities report about Connecticut, click here.