Ridgefield, CT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Ridgefield, CT Summary

Crime in Ridgefield research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Ridgefield 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 Ridgefield:

  • There were 35 total crimes committed in Ridgefield the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 139.7 total crimes per 100K people in Ridgefield.
  • The overall crime rate in Ridgefield is -93.99% below the national average.
  • Ridgefield ranks #2 safest out of 94 cities in Connecticut.
  • Ridgefield ranks #578 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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Ridgefield Vs Connecticut And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ridgefield is 139.7 per 100,000 people. That's -93.99% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -92.00% lower than the Connecticut total crime rate of 1,746.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ridgefield
/ 100k People
Connecticut
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 35 139.7 1,746.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 57.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 0 0.0 103.8 268.2
Violent Crime 0 0.0 181.6 369.8
Burglary 2 8.0 187.1 269.8
Larceny 23 91.8 1,141.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 10 39.9 236.8 282.7
Property Crime 35 139.7 1,565.1 1,954.4

Ridgefield 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 Ridgefield

0
Violent Crimes
0.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-100.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 0 violent crimes in Ridgefield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ridgefield is 0.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in inf chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ridgefield each year. That compares to a 1 in 550.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -100.00% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -100.00% lower than the Connecticut violent crime rate of 181.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ridgefield

35
Property Crimes
139.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-92.85%
Below The National Average
  • There were 35 property crimes in Ridgefield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ridgefield is 139.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 715.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ridgefield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -92.85% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -91.07% lower than the Connecticut property crime rate of 1,565.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ridgefield

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Danbury, CT 87,164 1,258 1,443.3 1,305.6 137.7
Darien, CT 21,549 297 1,378.3 1,350.4 27.8
Bethel, CT 20,728 152 733.3 709.2 24.1

Ridgefield SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
7
Diversity
6
Safety
9
Amenities
8
Education
9.5
Commute
3
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