Crime in New Canaan, Connecticut

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

New Canaan violent crime is 6.6. (The US average is 22.7)

New Canaan property crime is 14.6. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

New Canaan, CT Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	21.3	0	5.3	0	15.9	728.1	127.6	584.6	15.9
2001	5.1	0	5.1	0	0	640.8	87.2	512.7	41
2002	15.2	0	5.1	0	10.1	517.6	167.4	329.8	20.3
2003	40.3	0	5	15.1	20.1	498.4	50.3	417.8	30.2
2004	5	0	0	0	5	917.1	210.5	641.5	65.1
2005	15	0	0	0	15	754.9	105	624.9	25
2006	15	0	5	0	10	947.2	175.4	736.7	35.1
2007	15	0	0	15	0	909.6	144.9	749.7	15
2008	20.1	0	5	5	10	752	75.2	661.8	15
2009	15	0	10	0	5	761.3	80.1	606.1	75.1
2010	4.9	0	0	0	4.9	659.7	157.5	492.3	9.8
2011	20.2	0	5.1	5.1	10.1	541.1	70.8	470.3	0
2012	30	5	0	10	15	650.3	70	570.2	10
2013	19.8	0	14.8	4.9	0	608.2	59.3	524.1	24.7
2014	4.9	0	4.9	0	0	640.3	142.8	492.6	4.9
2015	9.8	0	0	0	9.8	704.2	92.9	606.4	4.9
2016	14.6	0	4.9	0	9.8	638.7	117	497.3	24.4
2017	9.8	0	4.9	0	4.9	628.6	78.6	476.3	73.7
2018	0	0	0	0	0	493.6	58.6	386.1	48.9
2019	9.9	0	0	0	9.9	498.3	69.1	394.7	34.5

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Wilton, CT	21.7	591.1	17,291	5	2019
Pound Ridge Town, NY	19.4	659.0	5,169	6	2019
Stamford, CT	202.0	1,379.7	130,189	6	2019
Norwalk, CT	204.6	1,394.2	84,659	6	2019
Darien, CT	13.7	1,220.3	18,129	8	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Wilton, CT	21.7	591.1	17,291	5	2019
Darien, CT	13.7	1,220.3	18,129	8	2019
Weston, CT	0.0	146.3	10,320	8	2019
Westport, CT	14.1	681.2	26,473	9	2019
Lewisboro Town, NY	0.0	0.0	12,569	9	2019

Visualize the relationship between violent and property crime in similar size cities.

Reviews for New Canaan 3 Reviews

New Canaan - 10/31/2010
Beautiful town with wonderful people. Great place to raise children, however, it is extremely costly to live... Read More

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cost of living - 9/29/2009
Agreed, cost of living is too high, too many wall streeters (which have a bad rep nowadays), and diversity is almost non-existant, public schools are average/good but... Read More

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Cost of Living Weighs Heavy - 9/6/2007
Outside of the other categories, which run very well here; schools are good and competitive, climate is relatively mild, crime is very low, diversity is strong, culture... Read More

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