Westport, CT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Westport, CT Summary

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

  • There were 448 total crimes committed in Westport the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,630.0 total crimes per 100K people in Westport.
  • The overall crime rate in Westport is -29.87% below the national average.
  • Westport ranks #57 safest out of 94 cities in Connecticut.
  • Westport ranks #5,684 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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Westport Vs Connecticut And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Westport is 1,630.0 per 100,000 people. That's -29.87% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -6.68% lower than the Connecticut total crime rate of 1,746.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Westport
/ 100k People
Connecticut
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 448 1,630.0 1,746.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 57.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 14.6 103.8 268.2
Violent Crime 4 14.6 181.6 369.8
Burglary 39 141.9 187.1 269.8
Larceny 344 1,251.6 1,141.2 1,401.9
Car Theft 61 221.9 236.8 282.7
Property Crime 444 1,615.5 1,565.1 1,954.4

Westport 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 Westport

4
Violent Crimes
14.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-96.06%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Westport in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Westport is 14.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 6,871.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Westport each year. That compares to a 1 in 550.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -96.06% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -91.99% lower than the Connecticut violent crime rate of 181.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Westport

444
Property Crimes
1,615.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-17.34%
Below The National Average
  • There were 444 property crimes in Westport in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Westport is 1,615.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 61.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Westport each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -17.34% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 3.22% higher than the Connecticut property crime rate of 1,565.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Westport

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Bridgeport, CT 148,395 2,449 1,650.3 1,242.0 408.4
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
Trumbull, CT 37,192 721 1,938.6 1,879.4 59.2
Darien, CT 21,549 297 1,378.3 1,350.4 27.8

Westport 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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