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These Fairfield County Locales Rank Among State's Safest Places These Fairfield County Locales Rank Among State's Safest Places
These Fairfield County Locales Rank Among State's Safest Places Ridgefield was named Connecticut's safest city in an annual Safest Cities report posted by home security provider Safewise.com.  Ridgefield topped the list In Connecticut's 20 Safest Cities of 2019 report for not having violent crime, said the post. Safewise.com also said Connecticut is far under the average for the county in violent and property crimes and that just two reported murders happened in the top 20 cities on the list. Westport is No. 4, Greenwich is No. 6, Fairfield is No. 7, and Newtown, No. 8 on Safewise.com's top 20 list. Click here for the Safewise.com report.

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by Donna Christopher
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New Rankings: These Fairfield County Locales Among Safest In State New Rankings: These Fairfield County Locales Among Safest In State
New Rankings: These Fairfield County Locales Among Safest In State A new report from Safewise.com named seven municipalities in Fairfield County among the 20 "safest cities" in Connecticut. Safewise analyzed the most recent FBI crime report and put together this resource, which shows that Connecticut has an overall violent crime rate 42 percent lower than the national average. The state is lauded as one of the safest in the U.S. -- but its leaders aren’t sitting idle, continuously seeking ways to further reduce crime, the report says. Lawmakers last spring passed House Bill 5743, the strongest hate crime legislation in the U.S., which State Sen.…

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by Cecilia Levine
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This Fairfield County Locale Just Ranked Safest In State This Fairfield County Locale Just Ranked Safest In State
This Fairfield County Locale Just Ranked Safest In State This Fairfield County community was ranked first as the "Safest City in Connecticut," according to a recent analysis of FBI crime statistics by safewise.com Darien was the top-ranked Connecticut community and was rated 54th safest nationwide.  Ridgefield ranked second safest city in Connecticut and 61st nationwide.   Newtown was ranked third in the state and was the 67th safest city natiowide, according to Safewise. With a violent crime rate 42 percent lower than the national average, Connecticut is lauded as one of the safest states in America, but its leaders aren’t sitting id…

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by Jon Craig