New Canaan, CT Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in New Canaan in green. The most dangerous areas in New Canaan are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is New Canaan, CT Safe from Theft?

The C- grade means the rate of theft is slightly higher than the average US city. New Canaan is in the 37th percentile for safety, meaning 63% of cities are safer and 37% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to New Canaan's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of theft in New Canaan is 11.20 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in New Canaan generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in New Canaan may be as high as 1 in 48 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 192 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the central parts of New Canaan, CT: about 73 per year. The north part of New Canaan has fewer cases of theft with only 11 in a typical year.

How New Canaan's Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the theft rate in New Canaan to the Connecticut state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the theft rate, New Canaan is as safe as the Connecticut state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Theft in New Canaan, CT

Theft is projected to cost the residents of New Canaan about $1,200,860 in 2025, or roughly $58 per resident. This is part of New Canaan's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for New Canaan, including every crime type and how New Canaan compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Theft Map

Remember that theft 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 New Canaan's crime maps on the New Canaan overall crime page.

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Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of theft in New Canaan is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to New Canaan.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Scotts Corners, NY	C+	C+	D+	D
Wilton, CT	B	A+	B-	C
Norwalk, CT	C	A	C-	C-
Darien, CT	C+	A+	C-	C-
Pound Ridge, NY	B+	B	C	C-
Cannondale, CT	B-	A+	B-	C+
Stamford, CT	C+	A	C-	C-
South Salem, NY	B+	B	C	C-
Westport, CT	C+	A	C	C
Bedford, NY	B+	B+	C+	C-

Theft in City with Similar Populations

New Canaan is similar versus other cities of the same size for theft. The table below compares theft in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Hatfield, PA	B+	A+	A+	C+
Germantown, WI	B	A	A	C+
Glastonbury, CT	A	A+	A+	B+
Glen Avon, CA	D+	D+	D+	D
Gloversville, NY	C-	D+	D+	D-
Grain Valley, MO	C+	B	B	C+
Grand Island, NY	A	A-	A-	B-
Granite Bay, CA	B-	B-	B-	B+
Greenfield, CA	B	D+	D+	C
Greenwood, MS	D	C+	C+	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in New Canaan, CT average SchoolGrade of A+, with 68% actual proficiency versus 66% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See New Canaan schools on SchoolGrade

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