Crime in Wequetequock, CT

Wequetequock is a town of 451 in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, about 16 miles southeast of downtown Norwich · Updated November 2026

Is Wequetequock, CT safe?

Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Wequetequock has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 94% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 971 of 1,000
Safer than nearly all US neighborhoods What this means

94% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Wequetequock as a whole, and 6% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Wequetequock scores 971.

Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.

A+
Violent crimeSafety score 981 of 1,000Less violent crime than nearly all US neighborhoods
A+
Property crimeSafety score 953 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Wequetequock

Map of Wequetequock shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Wequetequock, CT at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Wequetequock, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.

Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports


Crime rates and types in Wequetequock

CrimeGrade™ estimates Wequetequock has about 10 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 72% less than the US as a whole and 62% less than Connecticut.

Overall crime

Violent crime

Property crime

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.

Theft is the most common crime in Wequetequock, about 43% of everything reported, and it also accounts for the largest share of what crime costs here.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 1under 0.010.05
RapeA+under 10.050.38
RobberyA+under 10.090.62
AssaultA+12.312.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+under 10.362.4
TheftA24.413.1
Vehicle theftA+under 10.542.7
ArsonA+under 10.040.12
VandalismA+12.55.5

Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.


Where and when crime happens in Wequetequock

The Stonington Police Department polices Wequetequock; these figures cover Stonington as a whole, 2022 to 2024.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
VandalismHomes (40%)Morning (6 am to noon)

Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.


How Wequetequock compares with nearby cities

Wequetequock has less crime than 7 of its 10 nearest cities.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
WequetequockA+971A+A+451
Pawcatuck 2 milesA+945A+A8,470
Stonington 3 milesA+965A+A+4,890
Westerly, RI 3 milesA919A+A21,600
Old Mystic 5 milesA+973A+A+510
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Mystic 6 milesA+946A+A13,000
Noank 7 milesA+979A+A+36
Bradford, RI 7 milesA+956A+A+1,990
Ashaway, RI 7 milesA+946A+A+3,330
North Stonington 7 milesA+981A+A+4,920
Groton Long Point 8 milesA922A+A513

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Wequetequock. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Wequetequock has more crime than 59% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
WequetequockA+971A+A+451
Clintonville, WVA+984A+A+451
Farmer, OHA+982A+A+451
Franklin, MOA+980A+A+451
Ethel, TXA+979A+A+451
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Fruitdale, ALA+978A+A+451
Wapping, MAA+973A+A+451
Custer City, PAA+972A+A+451
Lowell, KSA+971A+A+451
West Chili, NYA+965A+A+451
Witherbee, NYA+964A+A+451

What crime costs Wequetequock

Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Wequetequock about $206 a year per household, 83% less than the US figure of $1,205.

Cost of crime per resident, per year

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $100,000 a year, or $221 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$5,700$13
Rape$1,300$3
Robbery$1,200$3
Assault$10,000$22
Burglary$1,500$3
Theft$10,000$23
Vehicle theft$3,800$8
Arson$400$1
Vandalism$8,000$18
Total$42,000$93

How CrimeGrade™ works

A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Wequetequock means the same as a B anywhere else.

CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.

Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.

Where the numbers come from

  • Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
  • State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities

These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Wequetequock

Schools in Wequetequock, CT average a SchoolGrade of A+: 67% of students test proficient, against 61% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in Wequetequock on SchoolGrade