Greenwich has an overall crime rate of 10 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Greenwich is 1 in 103. How does Greenwich fare compared to other communities in Connecticut of all population sizes? Greenwich's crime rate is lower than approximately 36% of Connecticut communities.

However, NeighborhoodScout analyzed all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to Greenwich, and we found that the crime rate in Greenwich is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. This means Greenwich is one of the safest places in America in which to live for its size, a very important finding.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Greenwich does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Greenwich.

For Greenwich, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Greenwich than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 4238, which is a violent crime rate of 0 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Greenwich's rate for property crime is 9 per one thousand population. This makes Greenwich a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Greenwich is one in 106.