Ridgefield Ranked Safest Town in CT

A comparison of crime statistics done by a company that sells security cameras ranks Ridgefield as the safest community in all of Connecticut.

The list was put together by Safe Choice Security, a Jacksonville, FL-based company that also issued rankings for other states.

Also on the Connecticut list (full list at the bottom of this article) were nearby Wilton (No. 4), Easton (No. 5) and Redding (6). Of the top 10 towns, eight were in Fairfield County.

In crowning Ridgefield as the safest town in the state, Safe Choice noted that “Keeping residents safe is something the city takes seriously with an emergency alert system and a detailed emergency preparedness plan. With its own police department, Ridgefield does a fantastic job of keeping citizens safe, as it is the safest city in Connecticut.”

Ridgefield Statistics

Violent Crimes per 1000: 0.04
Property Crimes per 1000: 3.53
Crime Index: 96
Safer than 96 percent of US cities

Top 20

Here’s the list of 20 of the safest places to live in Connecticut, in order:
1. Ridgefield
2. Weston
3. Darien
4. Wilton
5. Easton
6. Redding
7. Greenwich
8. New Canaan
9. Madison
10. Simsbury
11. Monroe
12. Suffield
13. Canton
14. Granby
15. Plainfield
16. Portland
17. Cheshire
18. Avon
19. Middlebury
20. Glastonbury