Yeah, I'm coming from Seattle so that really doesn't phase me.

I'd just like to avoid having my car stolen or my apartment robbed.

If no attorney will take your case you are wasting your time.

The old saw about the person who represents themselves in court having a fool for client.

South Farms area has been great (moved here two years ago)

Just stay away from hillside ave near stop and shop

Yeah I’ve been around Middletown for 10+ years now for work and Ive made it to the point where the guys that usually ask for change just say hi to me and move on. Funny, a couple of months ago one of the usual suspects was walking with a guy I never seen before, as he begins to approach me I hear the other guy tell him I don’t do handouts and he walks away and nods at me. Found that kind of polite and funny.

...OK....and Middletown is nowhere near that bad. If you think it is, you need to expand you world view or something.

My good friend is a woman who lives alone in Middletown! She lives in Carriage Crossing and really likes it. I lived in Town Place apartments for a few years with my now husband when we were dating and we loved it. Very safe and nice amenities! Sometimes main st is a little sketchy at night but overall it’s a great town. Check out Krust pizza and Celtic Cavern, both great spots!

Hi, my wife and I own a house/live in the north end, somewhere behind Eli Cannons, my sister also lives in the area on the other side of Washington st. My wife takes a routine walk daily and she once had someone shouting at her. My sister had her door kicked by some teenagers (no clue what those intention was). If you avoid liberty street it’s not bad. I’d feel safe walking on the fire station side of downtown on main. Day time I’d say it’s safe to walk around anywhere. At night it’s a little more dangerous. I don’t think your residence is really ever at a threat of being broken into. Perhaps someone shouting at you on the street might be the biggest threat in the day time.

Over all. I enjoy living here and I feel safe but there are definitely moments of “I wouldn’t want any to be alone”. We have also heard gun shots and there is a shooting maybe once or twice a year, usually on the north end near McDonough

Walmart

It has been said - although I cannot verify - that Yale also offers some type of financial incentives to certain retail/ restaurants businesses etc in the city as they are anne iTunes also for the the university.

Yeah same

That was like 1000 years ago. If I was there then I still would have locked my door somehow.

Except for the fact that Cromwell, Rocky Hill, and Glastonbury are considered safe towns and crime statistics do not place any of them in the category that Middletown sits.

Middletown is just below the major cities in CT in crime data. Waterbury, Bridgeport, Hartford, New London, New Britain, Meriden, Hamden are the top of the field for non-ideal towns. Middletown sits in the next category.

What Middletown had going for it is the high number of condo and apartments in their safe zone on the Cromwell side as well as their country side on the Middlefield/Durham border. Towns like Meriden and New Britain do not have those zones which makes the violent crime rates one notch higher.

Can you be safe in Middletown?- sure. But I don’t know why someone who has a choice would go there. You can have the same rent prices, much safer immediate surroundings, and an easy commute in the surrounding towns of Middletown.

I am a former Middletown resident of 8 years and extremely familiar with the town and each of the surrounding towns. I enjoyed Middletown for condo Heaven when I was younger and being able to socialize with surrounding complexes. It was a nice younger lifestyle. As soon as kids were on the table…vroom…..

If you think Middletowns school system is ideal, you are not looking. It’s a war zone

Wouldn't you first want to pursue criminal charges?

Don’t be a jackass. Some granny’s can whip it.

I would highly advise getting a lawyer. Or at least getting a free consultation from one. Not sure if you're the victim, or the accused perpetrator, but this sounds like something you don't want to get screwed up on a technicality.

Well that escalated quickly.

Just stay away from Meriden, New Haven, Bridgeport, Bristol, n honestly, if you can find a better place than Middletown, avoid that too loll. Fairfield is a good place, Stratford, Milford, Norwalk, basically those areas are pretty safe.

Like i recommend to every person, regardless of their sex, please carry mace. It's non-lethal, easy to use and cheap. I'm a 6'2" male with a large build. I used to work and live in new haven for a period of time. They do not care if you're big or small. Give yourself a fighting chance. With any luck, you'll never need it and it'll be no more inconveniencing to carry than a large permanent marker.

No shit jackass

I’m not scared of I’m rational. Idk where you live but I’m in Hartford right now, I’ve been attacked by dogs, my elderly neighbor was knocked out and robbed outside of his home recently, I can’t stop thinking about a kidnapping I witnessed. You can try and make things weird and racial all you want for whatever reason, but parts of ct fucking suck.

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If you are scared of cities and diversity, I guess Middletown is not for you. If you want to live in a predominantly white suburb CT has many options for that.

In the ancient times, my friend, they speak of times where one could leave their door unlocked at night. I've never much believed in it

>You can visit Middletown anytime, no need to live there

Same can be said for Cromwell, Rocky Hill or Glastonbury