Safety · Ridgefield
Ridgefield, CT crime & safety
Ridgefield's reported crime rate is well below Connecticut's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 6 violent crimes were reported in 2024.
Crime reported to police, trends and how Ridgefield compares with the towns next door, from FBI data.
Reported crime, 2024
Ridgefield at a glance
Violent crime
0.2
per 1,000 residents · Connecticut 1.4
Property crime
2.8
per 1,000 residents · Connecticut 14
Incidents reported
76
6 violent · 70 property
Since 2022
▲ 100%
change in reported property crime
Violent crime per 1,000
Property crime per 1,000
Trend
Reported crime per 1,000 residents, 2022–2024
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Solid lines: property crime · dashed: violent crime.
Show as a table
| Year | Ridgefield property | Connecticut property | Ridgefield violent | Connecticut violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.4 | 15.2 | 0 | 1.6 |
| 2023 | 2 | 15.8 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 2024 | 2.8 | 14 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
What gets reported
2024, by type
Larceny / theft
47
Burglary
0
Vehicle theft
23
Aggravated assault
5
Robbery
0
Rape
0
Homicide
1
Arson
0
Offenses reported to police, not convictions.
Who keeps Ridgefield safe
Local public safety
👮 Ridgefield Police DepartmentReports its crime counts to the FBI — the figures on this page.
🚨 EmergenciesCall 911. For non-emergency numbers, alerts and preparedness, see the town guide.
Next door
Ridgefield and its neighbors
Reported crime per 1,000 residents in each town's latest year. * = a count, for towns under 1,000 people.
| Town | Violent | Property | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgefield | 0.2 | 2.8 | 2024 |
| Wilton | 0.1 | 4.9 | 2025 |
| Redding | 0.2 | 2.1 | 2025 |
| Danbury | 1.4 | 10.5 | 2025 |
| Lewisboro | 0 | 0 | 2025 |
No town figures in the FBI's data: Ridgebury, Ridgefield, North Salem, West Mountain, Branchville, Georgetown.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can't tell you
- It's reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many thefts and some assaults are never reported.
- Small numbers swing. In a town of about 24,900, a handful of incidents moves the rate noticeably from year to year. The trend matters more than any one year.
- Visitors count too. Towns with a campus, highway, beach or shopping center see incidents involving people who don't live there, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn't report a full year, not that nothing happened.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2024, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. This isn't an official statement of public safety — in an emergency, call 911.