The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Vermont: Crime Maps and Statistics

B+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A-
Property Crime Grade	C+
Other Crime Grade	A-

Which crimes are included?

$222.5 million

Cost of Crime™ for Vermont

In 2025, crime will cost $781 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Vermont 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 Vermont Safe?

The B+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US state, where Vermont's combined rate is lower than the norm. Vermont sits in the 71st percentile, ahead of 71% of states and behind 29%. The grade covers only Vermont's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby states.

The overall crime rate in Vermont is 26.04 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the state the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 28 in the northwest cities to 1 in 57 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Vermont report the most crime, about 6,326 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 922 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Vermont

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Vermont for 2025 is $222,470,543, about $331 per resident and $781 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 59.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 28.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Vermont Compared to Other States?

Vermont:	$331
New Mexico:	$835
New Jersey:	$240
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Vermont is $331 per year, which is $134 less than the national average. The comparison below uses states similar to Vermont:

In New Mexico, crime costs $835 per person, which is $504 more than in Vermont.
In New Jersey, crime costs $240 per person, which is $91 less than in Vermont

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Vermont for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Vermont	Cost per Vermont Resident
Murder	$50.3 million	$75
Rape/Sexual Assault	$30.7 million	$46
Robbery	$2.99 million	$4
Assault	$31.1 million	$46
Kidnapping	$5.51 million	$8
Vehicle Theft	$9.98 million	$15
Burglary	$9.41 million	$14
Theft	$50.1 million	$74
Arson	$1.02 million	$2
Vandalism	$20.5 million	$30
Animal Cruelty	$443,629	$1
Drug Crimes	$8.30 million	$12
Identity Theft	$2.21 million	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$222,470,543	$331

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Vermont

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 Vermont totals $489,520,193 ($727 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $711,990,736 ($1,058 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 northwest part of the state 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, of which Vermont has 1, draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Vermont has 322, do the same, and of Vermont's 673,071 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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Vermont 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 Vermont residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.608
Robbery	0.1412
Rape	0.7514
Murder	0.0398
Total Violent Crime	2.540 (A-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	14.36
Vehicle Theft	0.9580
Burglary	1.542
Arson	0.0629
Total Property Crime	16.93 (C+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1350
Drug Crimes	1.666
Vandalism	4.255
Identity Theft	0.4251
Animal Cruelty	0.0891
Total "Other" Rate	6.570 (A-)

Individual Vermont Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby States

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for State with Similar Populations

Vermont is lower versus other states of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in states with comparable overall population in the state‘s boundaries.

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

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

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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