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These Are The Safest Towns In Connecticut: New Report

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11 months ago

April 8, 2025

These Are The Safest Towns In Connecticut: New Report

CONNECTICUT — Many residents raise their families in Connecticut on the perception the towns here are “safe.” A new report provides some stats to support the feels.

SafeWise, a security product review platform, looked at FBI crime statistics for municipalities in Connecticut to compile its 11th annual Safest Cities report. A total of 47 towns met the criteria to be considered for ranking.

The company named Ridgefield the safest city in Connecticut for the third straight year. There hasn’t been a lot of motion among the other high achievers, either — the remaining nine cities all previously appeared on the Top 10 list over the last couple of years.

All 10 towns reported a combined total of just two murders.

Ridgefield, Wallingford, Cheshire, and Westport reported zero murders and zero rapes, and Ridgefield was the only town to report fewer than 100 property crimes, coming in with 49. Wallingford and Shelton are the only two cities that saw a decrease in both property and violent crime year over year.

Five of Connecticut’s 10 safest cities — Newtown, Simsbury, Greenwich, Westport, and Vernon — saw a drop in violent crime but a rise in property crime, according to the report.

Cheshire was the only city with a decrease in property crime but a rise in violent crime. Two of the state’s safest cities reported fewer than 10 burglaries: Ridgefield with zero, and Wallingford with eight.

In most of these cities, violent crime rates declined year over year, while property crime rates increased.

SafeWise analysts say they did not have enough data to calculate statewide crime rates for this year’s report, but the annual State of Safety survey suggests violent crime and gun violence have increased in Connecticut. That broke out as 70 percent of Connecticut’s 10 safest cities seeing a year-over-year decline in violent crime incidents per 1,000 people, while 70 percent of the safest cities saw an increase in property crime, with survey respondents experiencing fewer incidents.

The report is based upon voluntary, self-reported information that cities and jurisdictions across the country report through the FBI Summary Reporting System (SRS) and National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). For the 2025 reporting year, the most recent FBI data was released in October 2024 for crimes reported in 2023. Read more about the methodology here.

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Multiple cars involved in crash on I-84 in Hartford

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3 hours ago

March 4, 2026

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Multiple cars involved in crash on I-84 in Hartford

A multi-vehicle crash temporarily close Interstate 84 on Tuesday night.

The crash happened around 8:30 p.m. and involved four cars, according to the Hartford Fire Department.

Fire crews arrived at the scene and helped one of the drivers who was trapped. The driver was then taken to a local hospital for evaluation and treatment.

Four other people reported minor injuries but declined ambulance treatment at the scene, officials said.

I-84 East was temporarily shut down as crews responded but has since reopened.

The Connecticut State Police is investigating the crash.

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Sleet, freezing rain leading to treacherous travel in parts of Connecticut

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15 hours ago

March 3, 2026

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Sleet, freezing rain leading to treacherous travel in parts of Connecticut

As the snow turns to sleet and freezing rain in parts of the state this afternoon, it is causing some treacherous travel on Connecticut roads.

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is reporting several crashes.

There are crashes on both sides of Interstate 691 in Meriden.

A tractor-trailer jackknifed on the eastbound side of I-691 between Exit 5 and 3, closing the left lane. On the westbound side, a single-vehicle crash closed the left lane.

There is a two-vehicle crash on I-91 North in Middletown between Exits 20 and 21. The left and center lanes are closed.

A multi-vehicle crash has closed lanes of I-84 East in Waterbury between Exits 25 and 25A. There is a second crash on I-84 East in Southington near Exit 30.

In Cromwell, a two-vehicle crash closed the right lane of Route 9 North in Cromwell.

On Route 9 South, a crash closed a lane on the southbound side.

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The Great Westport Sandwich Contest kicks off with event at Old Mill Grocery

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1 day ago

March 3, 2026

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The Great Westport Sandwich Contest kicks off with event at Old Mill Grocery

People in Westport have the chance to pick the best thing between sliced bread.

The Westport Weston Chamber of Commerce held a kick-off event at Old Mill Grocery on Monday for The Great Westport Sandwich Contest.

The contest runs throughout March with 21 restaurants, delis and markets competing in 10 categories to be crowned the best sandwich maker.

Residents can vote in the following categories: Best chicken, best steak, best vegetarian, best combo, best club, best NY deli, best pressed sandwich, best breakfast sandwich, best wrap, and best fish/seafood sandwich.

After people sample sandwiches, they can vote for their favorites in each category on the chamber’s website. They will also be placed into a drawing to win a free sandwich from one of the 10 winners.

“Of course, the goal is to have people come to Westport and check out restaurants, our markets and our delis. This is a great promotion. I mean it is a competition, but mostly it’s to bring people to the restaurants. It also gives a great community activity because they are the ones who get to vote who makes the best one,” says Matthew Mandell, the chamber’s executive director.

Winners will be announced in April and receive a plaque.

The chamber has held similar contests to determine what establishment has the best pizza, burger, soup and salad.

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