Fairfield County Town Named Safest In Country, Study Says

Residents in one Connecticut community can sleep especially soundly knowing that their town is the safest in the nation, according to a new study.

The town of Ridgefield's town hall is located on Main Street.
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Morgan Gonzales

07/16/2023 11:30 a.m.

A new study from Neighborhood Scout pronounced the town of Ridgefield, in Fairfield County, the safest out of any in the nation.

The report revealed the 100 safest cities in the US with 25,000 or more people, using data on the total number of property and violent crimes per 1,000 residents.

These communities have some of the lowest rates of burglary, theft, murder, rape, armed robbery, and aggravated assault in the nation.

Ridgefield, which has a population of 25,011, had a total crime rate of 1.9 per 1,000 residents and scored the number-one spot. People who live there have only a 1 in 510 chance of becoming a victim.

Just behind Ridgefield at the number two spot was Franklin, Massachusetts. Franklin had a total crime rate of 2.9 per 1,000 residents, with the chance of being a victim 1 in 344.

Claiming the number three spot was Lake in the Hills, Illinois, which had a total crime rate per 1,000 residents of 3.1, and a 1 in 321 chance of being a victim.

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