Crime in Whitingham, VT

Whitingham is a town of 850 in Windham County, about 30 miles northeast of downtown Pittsfield · Updated November 2026

Is Whitingham, VT safe?

Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Whitingham: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 96% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 979 of 1,000
Safer than nearly all US neighborhoods What this means

96% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Whitingham as a whole, and 4% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Whitingham scores 979.

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 973 of 1,000Less violent crime than nearly all US neighborhoods
A+
Property crimeSafety score 988 of 1,000Less property crime than nearly all US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Whitingham

Map of Whitingham shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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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 Whitingham, VT at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Whitingham, 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 Whitingham

CrimeGrade™ estimates Whitingham has about 9.0 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 76% less than the US as a whole and 67% 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.

Assault is the most common crime in Whitingham, about 44% of everything reported.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.030.05
RapeA+under 10.360.38
RobberyA+under 10.040.62
AssaultA+34.012.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+11.42.4
TheftA+11.313.1
Vehicle theftA+under 10.202.7
ArsonA+under 10.040.12
VandalismA+11.65.5

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 Whitingham

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

In Whitingham, 74% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 74% of them, against 34% nationally.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
BurglaryHomes (74%)Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Theft from carsHomes (74%)Morning (6 am to noon)
VandalismHomes (62%)Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Aggravated assaultHomes (68%)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 Whitingham compares with nearby cities

Whitingham has less crime than 9 of its 10 nearest cities; only Readsboro has less.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
WhitinghamA+979A+A+850
Jacksonville 3 milesA+974A+A+772
West Halifax 6 milesA+977A+A+325
Monroe Bridge, MA 6 milesA+962A+A+124
Zoar, MA 6 milesA+975A+A+97
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Wilmington 7 milesA+969A+A+1,640
Readsboro 7 milesA+983A+A+1,340
Rowe, MA 7 milesA+962A+A+716
Heath, MA 7 milesA+973A+A+487
Harrisville 8 milesA+971A+A+852
Colrain, MA 10 milesA+972A+A+1,640

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

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Whitingham is safer than 64% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
WhitinghamA+979A+A+850
Lake Preston, SDA+994A+A+850
Hope, NMA+990A+A+849
Delaplane, VAA+979A+A+850
McBrayer, KYA+976A+A+849
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
New Elm, GAA+969A+A+850
Hollister, FLA+967A+A+850
Harrington, GAA+953A+A+850
Arendtsville, PAA911AA+850
Pepperton, GAA911AA+849
Togus, MEA900AA+850

What crime costs Whitingham

Crime costs Whitingham about $496 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 59% 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 $710,000 a year, or $841 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$54,000$64
Rape$18,000$22
Robbery$1,200$1
Assault$49,000$57
Burglary$11,000$12
Theft$5,900$7
Vehicle theft$2,600$3
Arson$850$1
Vandalism$9,700$11
Total$150,000$179

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 Whitingham 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 Whitingham

Schools in Whitingham, VT average a SchoolGrade of C: 43% of students test proficient, against 42% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Whitingham on SchoolGrade