New Canaan is a region located in CT, and has a population of 19,775. This region is policed by NEW CANAAN POLICE DEPARTMENT.
New Canaan has an overall crime rate of 698 per 100,000 residents. This is one of the safest regions in the United States. This means that your chances of becoming a victim of any type of crime in New Canaan is 1 in 143 if you reside there for a year.
The average overall crime rate for New Canaan for the previous 2 years was 871 per 100,000 residents. This means that the crime rate for New Canaan has been decreasing over time.
Below are its crime rates and policing statistics according to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR). For more specific crime statistics (NIBRS) for many US cities & counties, see Offense Statistics.
| (per 100,000) | New Canaan | USA | |
| Crime Rate (Overall) | 698 | 4,506 | |
| Murder Rate | N/A | 6 | |
| Robbery Rate | 5 | 148 | |
| Rape Rate | 5 | 30 | |
| Assault Rate | 152 | 644 | |
| Burglary Rate | 71 | 726 | |
| Forced Entry Rate | 46 | 417 | |
| Larceny Rate | 465 | 2,185 | |
| Auto Theft Rate | N/A | 362 |
| New Canaan | USA | |
| Overall Clearance | 6% | 28% |
| Homicide Clearance | N/A | 56% |
| Assault Clearance | 14% | 52% |
| Rape Clearance | 0% | 38% |
| Robbery Clearance | 20% | 23% |
| Burglary Clearance | 15% | 12% |
| Larceny Clearance | 2% | 18% |
| Auto Theft Clearance | N/A | 12% |
Of the 730,000 sex offenders in the United States, there are a total of 1 sex offender(s) in New Canaan.
On a per capita basis, there are approximately 5 sex offender(s) per 100,000 people in New Canaan. This is compared to the nation-wide average of 240 sex offenders per 100,000 people.
To search the official state sex offender registry for Connecticut see http://www.communitynotification.com/cap_office_disclaimer.php?office=54567
Data estimated from arrests & clearances from a sample from the Uniform Crime Reports, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice. Washington, D.C. 2011. If missing data exist, these figures will tend to underestimate the true figures. Insideprison.com is not responsible for the currency or accuracy of this data.
