The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Rutland County, VT: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Rutland County

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Rutland County. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Rutland County, VT Map of Crime Rates
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B-

Overall Crime Grade™

B
C+
Other Crime Grade
B

$22.0 million

Cost of Crime™ for Rutland County, VT

In 2025, crime will cost $801 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Rutland County with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Rutland County, VT Safe?

The B- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where Rutland County's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Rutland County sits in the 59th percentile, ahead of 59% of counties and behind 41%. The grade covers only Rutland County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Rutland County is 27.27 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 24 in the east areas to 1 in 57 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Rutland County, VT report the most crime, about 530 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 68 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Rutland County, VT

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Rutland County for 2025 is $22,045,378, about $345 per resident and $801 per household. That equals 0.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 60.0%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 28.1%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.9%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Rutland County Compared to Other Counties?

Rutland County, VT: $345
Chittenden County, VT: $392
Orange County, VT: $203
Vermont: $331
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Rutland County is $345 per year, which is $119 less than the national average and $14 more than Vermont's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Rutland County:
  • In Chittenden County, VT, crime costs $392 per person, which is $47 more than in Rutland County.
  • In Orange County, VT, crime costs $203 per person, which is $142 less than in Rutland County

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Rutland County for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Rutland County
Cost per Rutland County Resident
Murder
$4.57 million
$72
Rape/Sexual Assault
$2.79 million
$44
Robbery
$298,361
$5
Assault
$3.92 million
$61
Kidnapping
$413,445
$6
Vehicle Theft
$755,930
$12
Burglary
$945,047
$15
Theft
$4.45 million
$70
Arson
$100,399
$2
Vandalism
$2.77 million
$43
Animal Cruelty
$32,864
$1
Drug Crimes
$814,548
$13
Identity Theft
$180,619
$3
Total Cost of Crime
$22,045,378
$345

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Rutland County, VT

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Rutland County totals $44,804,078 ($701 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $66,849,456 ($1,046 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The east part of the county holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Rutland County has 40, do the same, and of Rutland County's 63,935 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Rutland County Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Rutland County residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
2.134
Robbery
0.1484
Rape
0.7199
Murder
0.0381
Total Violent Crime
3.040 (B)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
13.44
Vehicle Theft
0.7635
Burglary
1.630
Arson
0.0650
Total Property Crime
15.90 (C+)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.1067
Drug Crimes
1.722
Vandalism
6.064
Identity Theft
0.3650
Animal Cruelty
0.0695
Total "Other" Rate
8.328 (B)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of crime in Rutland County is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Rutland County.

Nearby County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
B
B+
B-
A-
B-
C+
A
A
A-
A
B+
B-
A+
A+
A+
B
A+
A-
B+
C
C+
B-
A
B
A
B
B-
A-
A+
A

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Rutland County is similar versus other counties of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
A
A-
A-
A
B
B
C-
C
C
C+
D+
D+
C
D+
D+
D
D
D
C-
C+
C+
A+
A
A
A
A
A
A
A+
A+

Considering only the crime rate, Rutland County is as safe as the Vermont state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Rutland County, VT average SchoolGrade of C, with 34% actual proficiency versus 40% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Rutland County schools on SchoolGrade

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