Vermont Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Vermont in green. The most dangerous areas in Vermont are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Vermont Safe from Murder?

The B+ grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US state. Vermont is in the 76th percentile for safety, meaning 24% of states are safer and 76% of states are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Vermont's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby states.

The rate of murder in Vermont is 0.0398 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Vermont generally consider the central part of the state to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Vermont may be as high as 1 in 21,480 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 33,097 in the central part of the state.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northwest parts of Vermont: about 8 per year. The northeast part of Vermont has fewer cases of murder with only 2 in a typical year.

How Vermont's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Vermont to the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Vermont is as safe as the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Vermont

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Vermont about $50,333,206 in 2025, or roughly $75 per resident. This is part of Vermont's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Vermont, including every crime type and how Vermont compares to other states.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Vermont's crime maps on the Vermont overall crime page.

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Individual Vermont Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby States

Compared to surrounding states, the rate of murder in Vermont is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for states close to Vermont.

Nearby State	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
New Hampshire	A	A+	A+	A
Massachusetts	A+	C+	A+	A+
Maine	A	A+	A	A-
Rhode Island	A	A	A-	A+
Connecticut	B+	A+	B	B+
New York	A-	C	B-	A-
New Jersey	A+	A	A-	A
Pennsylvania	A	A-	A-	C-
Delaware	D	C-	C-	B-
Maryland	C	C-	C+	D

Murder in State with Similar Populations

Vermont is lower versus other states of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in states with comparable overall population.

Similar State	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Arizona	B-	C	C	C
Alabama	C+	C+	C+	D
Utah	C-	B	B	A
Maine	A	A+	A+	A-
Louisiana	D+	D-	D-	F
Kentucky	B-	A-	A-	D+
Kansas	D+	C-	C-	B
Iowa	B+	B	B	A+
Indiana	A-	B-	B-	C
Illinois	B	B+	B+	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Vermont average SchoolGrade of C+, with 39% actual proficiency versus 42% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Vermont schools on SchoolGrade

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