Murder per Capita in Greenwich
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Greenwich residents.
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Greenwich residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of murder in Greenwich is about 1 in 11,862.
Murder costs the average Greenwich resident about $158 per year.
Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Greenwich in green. The most dangerous areas in Greenwich are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The D+ grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US city. Greenwich is in the 28th percentile for safety, meaning 72% of cities are safer and 28% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Greenwich's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of murder in Greenwich is 0.0843 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Greenwich generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Greenwich may be as high as 1 in 9,899 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 13,786 in the southwest part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the east parts of Greenwich, CT: about 1 per year. The southeast part of Greenwich has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the murder rate in Greenwich to the Connecticut state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Greenwich, CT: | 0.0843 |
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| Connecticut: | 0.0471 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Greenwich is less safe than the Connecticut state average and less safe than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Greenwich about $6,257,850 in 2025, or roughly $158 per resident. This is part of Greenwich's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Greenwich, including every crime type and how Greenwich compares to other cities.
Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Greenwich's crime maps on the Greenwich overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
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B+ | B- | C+ | B- | |
B | A+ | C+ | C+ | |
B- | D+ | C- | B | |
B | A+ | C | C+ | |
C+ | D+ | D+ | B- | |
B- | A+ | C | C | |
B- | C+ | C- | C+ | |
C+ | C | D+ | C+ | |
C+ | A | C- | C | |
B- | C- | C- | B- |
Greenwich is higher versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
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D+ | D- | D- | D | |
D+ | C- | C- | F | |
C | C- | C- | A- | |
A- | A+ | A+ | A- | |
C | D+ | D+ | A | |
A+ | A | A | A+ | |
B+ | B | B | B | |
C | D- | D- | B- | |
C- | B+ | B+ | B+ | |
B+ | B+ | B+ | B |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Greenwich, CT average SchoolGrade of A, with 60% actual proficiency versus 62% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Greenwich schools on SchoolGrade
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