Darien, CT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Darien, CT Summary

Crime in Darien research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Darien over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Darien:

  • There were 297 total crimes committed in Darien the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,378.3 total crimes per 100K people in Darien.
  • The overall crime rate in Darien is -40.70% below the national average.
  • Darien ranks #50 safest out of 94 cities in Connecticut.
  • Darien ranks #4,962 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Darien Vs Connecticut And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Darien is 1,378.3 per 100,000 people. That's -40.70% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -21.09% lower than the Connecticut total crime rate of 1,746.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Darien
/ 100k People
Connecticut
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 297 1,378.3 1,746.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 2 9.3 57.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 18.6 103.8 268.2
Violent Crime 6 27.8 181.6 369.8
Burglary 30 139.2 187.1 269.8
Larceny 220 1,020.9 1,141.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 41 190.3 236.8 282.7
Property Crime 291 1,350.4 1,565.1 1,954.4

Darien Crime Compared To Connecticut Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Connecticut.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Darien

6
Violent Crimes
27.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-92.47%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Darien in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Darien is 27.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 3,591.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Darien each year. That compares to a 1 in 550.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -92.47% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -84.67% lower than the Connecticut violent crime rate of 181.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Darien

291
Property Crimes
1,350.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-30.90%
Below The National Average
  • There were 291 property crimes in Darien in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Darien is 1,350.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 74.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Darien each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -30.90% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -13.72% lower than the Connecticut property crime rate of 1,565.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Darien

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Stamford, CT 136,936 1,865 1,362.0 1,169.2 192.8
Norwalk, CT 91,414 1,695 1,854.2 1,730.6 123.6
Greenwich, CT 63,631 699 1,098.5 1,076.5 22.0
Westport, CT 27,484 448 1,630.0 1,615.5 14.6
Port Washington, NY 20,071 144 717.5 687.6 29.9

Darien SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
10
Safety
3
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
8
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