CrimeMetric

Crime in Town of Bennington, Vermont

Updated ·Vorp Labs

The model puts major crime in Town of Bennington at 24% above the U.S. rate per resident: 1.7 times for persons crimes and 13% higher for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 6.6% from a year earlier.

Where these numbers come from

The estimates start from what police agencies report to the FBI, modeled across Town of Bennington's 13 census block groups for 14,850 residents. How Vermont residents' crime totals reach the FBI: detailed incident reports for 95.6%, summary counts only for 0.9% and estimates from past reports or similar agencies for 3.5% (shares of 2020 residents). Sources · Method

Why other sites show different numbers for Town of Bennington:
  • Year: many show an agency's last full FBI year (often two years back). These figures are the model's estimate for the current year, release 2026-11-10.
  • Crimes counted: some add simple assault, vandalism or drug offenses to "violent" or "property" crime; here major crime is persons plus property crime, and social disorder is separate.
  • Area: an agency's totals cover its jurisdiction, which can differ from the city's limits; these are summed over the block groups inside Town of Bennington.
  • Scale: a grade or a 1-to-100 score ranks places against each other; a rate per 1,000 residents and an index against the U.S. rate don't.
Major crime
21.2
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 124: 24% above the U.S. rate
44% above the Vermont rate
down 6.6% in a year
Persons crimes
5.4
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 172: 1.7 times the U.S. rate
2.5 times the Vermont rate
down 3.1% in a year
Property crimes
15.8
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 113: 13% above the U.S. rate
25% above the Vermont rate
down 7.7% in a year
Social disorder
25.2
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 109: 9% above the U.S. rate
2.3 times the Vermont rate
down 5.7% in a year

Rates are the model's estimates of reported crime per 1,000 residents a year. Index: 100 is the U.S. rate per resident; 200 is twice it. How we calculated this

How crime varies across Town of Bennington

Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 63 and 111.

Map of Town of Bennington, with its census block groups shaded by major-crime index band
Pale gray: under 100 residents. Tap one to compare.
  • 0–5019.2%
  • 50–10046.1%
  • 100–20015.4%
  • 200–40016.7%
  • 400+2.6%

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Crime by type

Aggravated assault stands out most, at 2.1 times the U.S. rate

Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live

IndexPer year

Persons crimes

Aggravated assault21374
Rape / sexual assault704
Robbery403
Murder300

Property crimes

Shoplifting17784
Other larceny139103
Burglary9924
Theft from vehicle4919
Motor vehicle theft205

Social disorder

Vandalism13180
Intimidation12743
Simple assault120130
Disorderly conduct10819
Trespassing10838
Drugs and alcohol7959
Weapons violations436
When it happens

Highest on weekday daytimes

100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.

Monday to Friday, 6am to 6pm162
Sunday to Thursday nights, 6pm to 6am83
Saturday and Sunday, 6am to 6pm146
Friday and Saturday nights, 6pm to 6am81
Trend and outlook

Expected major crime fell 6.6% in a year; across Vermont it fell 14.3%

Past yearBy 2031
Major crime-6.6%VT -14.3%-15.3%VT -14.1%
Persons crimes-3.1%VT -7.8%-3.3%VT -1.8%
Property crimes-7.7%VT -15.3%-19.3%VT -16.1%
Social disorder-5.7%VT -10.4%-9.9%VT -8.9%

Change in the model's expected crimes, not a count of reports; Vermont in gray. 2031 is a model projection, not tested against past years.

Similar-size places

Town of Bennington against U.S. places with 10,000 to 25,000 residents

336 of the 2,480 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Town of Bennington's, and 277 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 67. The 9 nearest in population:

D'Iberville, MS14,824224
Parkway, CA14,852184
Live Oak, TX14,878166
Town of Bennington, VT14,850124
Corinth, MS14,845116
Tonawanda, NY14,86378
Town of Nantucket, MA14,83171
Town of Dennis, MA14,82863
Lincoln, MI14,82546
East Greenwich, RI14,86128

U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.

Nearby places

Town of Bennington's major-crime index is higher than 6 and lower than 2 of its 8 nearest neighbors

The closest, Bennington (1 mi), is 13% below Town of Bennington's rate.

North Adams, MA14 mi221
Troy, NY26 mi171
Town of Bennington124
Bennington1 mi107
Adams, MA18 mi93
Mechanicville, NY25 mi70
Wynantskill, NY26 mi67
Manchester Center22 mi59
Williamstown, MA12 mi44

U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.

Questions about crime in Town of Bennington

Is Town of Bennington safe?

Town of Bennington's major-crime index is 124, 24% above the U.S. rate per resident and higher than 50% of the 26 other Vermont places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 1.7 times the U.S. rate, and property crimes 13% above the U.S. rate.

What is the crime rate in Town of Bennington?

The model expects about 315 major crimes a year in Town of Bennington, about 21.2 per 1,000 residents, 24% above the U.S. rate.

Is crime going up or down in Town of Bennington?

Expected major crimes in Town of Bennington are down 6.6% from a year earlier; across Vermont they're down 14.3%.

What are the most common crimes in Town of Bennington?

By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are other larceny (about 103 a year), shoplifting (about 84 a year) and aggravated assault (about 74 a year).

Are car break-ins common in Town of Bennington?

The model expects about 19 thefts from vehicles a year in Town of Bennington, 51% below the U.S. rate per resident.

Are car thefts common in Town of Bennington?

The model expects about 5 motor vehicle thefts a year in Town of Bennington, 80% below the U.S. rate per resident.

Is Town of Bennington safe at night?

The model's major-crime index is 83 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 162 at its highest in the daytime; 100 is the U.S. rate for the same hours. That's a citywide estimate per resident for those hours: it can't speak to a particular street, venue or evening. For one address, use the address lookup on this page.

Is crime in Town of Bennington higher than the Vermont average?

Town of Bennington's major-crime index is 124, 44% above the Vermont rate per resident. Vermont as a whole is 86, where 100 is the U.S. rate.

How does crime in Town of Bennington compare with Bennington?

Bennington, 1 mile away, has a major-crime index of 107, 13% below Town of Bennington's rate per resident. Town of Bennington's is 124.

How we calculated this

Each police agency's crimes, as reported to the FBI or estimated where it didn't report, are spread across the census block groups it serves using population, jobs, points of interest and, where available, local incident records. Town of Bennington's figures add up its 13 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.

  • Town of Bennington has no published incident records in our data, so its estimate relies on agency totals and neighborhood characteristics.
  • Rates are per resident, so places where many people work or visit but few live, such as downtowns, airports and stadiums, can read high.
  • Disorderly conduct and trespassing are modeled, because the FBI records them only through arrests.
  • Residents: 14,850. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10

Full method and validation·Data sources

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CrimeMetric. "Crime in Town of Bennington, Vermont." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/vt/town-of-bennington

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