CrimeMetric

Crime in Vermont

Major crime across Vermont is 14% below the U.S. rate per resident: 32% lower for persons crimes and 10% lower for property crimes. That is the 31st highest of the 50 states and DC. Expected major crimes are down 14.3% from a year earlier. Of the 22 places below, 14 are more than 5% above the statewide rate.

Major crime
86
14% below the U.S. rate
1,476 per 100,000
down 14.3% in a year
Persons crimes
68
32% below the U.S. rate
211 per 100,000
down 7.8% in a year
Property crimes
90
10% below the U.S. rate
1,264 per 100,000
down 15.3% in a year
Social disorder
48
52% below the U.S. rate
1,103 per 100,000
down 10.5% in a year
Cities and places

Larger places in Vermont, against the U.S. and the state

Major-crime index per resident; the U.S. rate is 100.

PlaceIndexAgainst Vermont
Burlington1591.9 times
South Burlington2713.1 times
Rutland2002.3 times
Essex Junction789% lower
Bennington10724% higher
Shelburne7018% lower
Winooski1471.7 times
Barre2342.7 times
Brattleboro2022.3 times
Montpelier1802.1 times
St. Johnsbury12343% higher
Middlebury6821% lower
St. Albans4345.0 times
Milton5833% lower
Newport10825% higher
West Brattleboro11939% higher
Wilder4943% lower
Bellows Falls6722% lower
Springfield11028% higher
Windsor4152% lower

The 22 largest places in Vermont, largest first.

Crime by type

Shoplifting stands out most, at 47% above the U.S. rate

Every block group in Vermont, including towns and unincorporated areas: the index against the U.S. rate per resident, and expected crimes a year per 100,000 residents.

Persons crimes

Rape / sexual assault9832.9
Aggravated assault72166
Murder642.3
Robbery2510.6

Property crimes

Shoplifting147466
Theft from vehicle90238
Other larceny88441
Burglary5081.7
Motor vehicle theft2438.0

Social disorder

Vandalism76314
Disorderly conduct4756.1
Trespassing47110
Simple assault47338
Intimidation4192.4
Drugs and alcohol35174
Weapons violations1817.7

How crime varies across Vermont

Share of Vermont residents by the major-crime index of their census block group.

  • 0–5056.6%
  • 50–10021.8%
  • 100–20011.7%
  • 200–4006.7%
  • 400+3.1%

95.6% of Vermont residents live where agencies send detailed incident reports to the FBI. Data sources

552 block groups and 644,424 residents. How the estimates are made