Dannel P. Malloy

Stamford Mayor Dannel P. Malloy released crime rates for the city for January through June of 2003, as compiled and reported by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The FBI compiled statistics from the 235 cities across the nation with populations of 100,000 or more. For the reporting period, the city of Stamford was ranked as the fourth-safest city in the country, behind Thousand Oaks, Calif., Amherst Town, N.Y., and Simi Valley, Calif. Stamford’s rank for the year 2002 was No. 5. In 1995, the first year Malloy became mayor, the city ranked 23rd.

In addition, of the cities in the top 16 nationwide, Stamford had the second-largest decrease in its crime rate per 100,000 population. As it has been in previous years, Stamford remains the second-safest city in the Northeast.

In a prepared statement, Malloy said, “Perhaps most importantly to our residents and local businesspeople, Stamford is by far the safest city in Connecticut, with Bridgeport and Waterbury far behind. Our city’s crime rate per 100,000 is 61 percent less than Bridgeport and 67 percent less than Waterbury.”

New Haven and Hartford did not report their data to the FBI.

Of particular significance is that the city of Stamford experienced a reduction in crime from 1995 to the current reporting period, with overall crime declining 66 percent. The mayor praised the efforts of Police Chief Lou DeCarlo, his deputies and all employees at the Stamford Police Department.