Report: 10 safest cities in Connecticut

(WTNH)- The SafeWise Crew has launched its eighth annual Most secure Cities report.

Right here is the record of the ten most secure cities in Connecticut for 2022:

-Newtown
-Ridgefield
-Simsbury
-Cheshire
-Wallingford
-Greenwich
-Westport
-New Milford
-Shelton
-Guilford

In keeping with SafeWise, Connecticut holds the fourth-lowest violent crime fee within the US. This remained regular on the 1.8 mark from final yr, however the state did see a 9% enhance in property crime. This positioned them atop the New England area.

Connecticut, nonetheless, nonetheless ranks fourteenth-lowest within the nation in property crime fee.

In keeping with the report by SafeWise, Connecticut residents are extra involved about package deal theft than some other sort of crime.

When surveyed, Connecticut residents appeared much less apprehensive about violent crime and gun violence than the common American.

As well as, Connecticut confirmed barely extra confidence in legislation enforcement than the nationwide common, whereas solely 24% say that they use some type of private safety. Pepper spray is the preferred selection.

In keeping with SafeWise, “the phrases “harmful” and “most secure” refer explicitly to crime charges as calculated from FBI crime knowledge – no different characterization of any neighborhood is implied or meant.”

For extra in depth lists and statistics, click on right here.