Crime in Morgan, VT

Morgan is a town of 418 in Orleans County · Updated November 2026

Is Morgan, VT safe?

Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Morgan has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 93% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 967 of 1,000
Safer than nearly all US neighborhoods What this means

93% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Morgan as a whole, and 7% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Morgan scores 967.

Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Violent crimeSafety score 958 of 1,000Less violent crime than most US neighborhoods
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Property crimeSafety score 982 of 1,000Less property crime than nearly all US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Morgan

Map of Morgan shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
Click the map to explore
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Morgan, VT at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Morgan, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.

Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports


Crime rates and types in Morgan

CrimeGrade™ estimates Morgan has about 9.5 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 74% less than the US as a whole and 65% less than Vermont.

Overall crime

Violent crime

Property crime

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.

Theft is the most common crime in Morgan, about 39% of everything reported.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.140.05
RapeA+under 10.180.38
RobberyA+under 10.020.62
AssaultA+12.512.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+under 11.52.4
TheftA+23.713.1
Vehicle theftA+under 10.162.7
ArsonA+under 10.080.12
VandalismA+under 11.25.5

Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.


Where and when crime happens in Morgan

The State Police (Derby) polices Morgan, and these figures cover every place it serves, 2022 to 2024.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
VandalismHomes (51%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assaultHomes (76%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)

Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.


How Morgan compares with nearby cities

Morgan has less crime than 5 of its 10 nearest cities.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
MorganA+967A+A+418
Morgan Center 2 milesA+971A+A+417
East Charleston 4 milesA+973A+A+414
West Charleston 5 milesA+968A+A+928
Holland 7 milesA+968A+A+772
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Island Pond 7 milesA+947A+A+1,070
Derby Center 9 milesA+950A+A+1,260
Westmore 9 milesA+974A+A+305
Derby 9 milesA+956A+A+1,980
Derby Line 10 milesA+934A+A+1,240
Evansville 11 milesA+962A+A+326

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Morgan. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Morgan has more crime than 66% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
MorganA+967A+A+418
Mittie, LAA+991A+A+418
Duquette, MNA+989A+A+418
Davis City, IAA+986A+A+418
Rohr, WVA+985A+A+418
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Sandy Beach, INA+982A+A+418
Oral Lake, WVA+977A+A+418
Cobbtown, FLA+976A+A+418
Oakdale, ORA+967A+A+418
Welcome Hill, GAA+960A+A+418
White City, TNA+934A+A+418

What crime costs Morgan

Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Morgan about $1,098 a year per household, 9% less than the US figure of $1,205.

Cost of crime per resident, per year

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $860,000 a year, or $2,046 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$110,000$254
Rape$4,400$11
Robbery$250$1
Assault$15,000$37
Burglary$5,700$14
Theft$7,900$19
Vehicle theft$1,000$2
Arson$770$2
Vandalism$3,700$9
Total$150,000$348

How CrimeGrade™ works

A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Morgan means the same as a B anywhere else.

CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.

Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.

Where the numbers come from

  • Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
  • State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities

These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Morgan

Schools in Morgan, VT average a SchoolGrade of D-: 34% of students test proficient, against 39% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Morgan on SchoolGrade