Chittenden County, VT Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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Violent Crime Grade	A-
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	A

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$32.4 million

Cost of Crime™ for Chittenden County, VT

In 2025, violent crime will cost $442 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Chittenden County with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The A- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Chittenden County against the average US county, where the rate is lower than the norm. Chittenden County sits in the 81st percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 81% of counties and behind 19%. The grade covers only Chittenden County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Chittenden County is 2.454 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 279 in the west areas to 1 in 779 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Chittenden County, VT report the most violent crime, about 166 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 15 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Chittenden County, VT

The tangible cost of violent crime in Chittenden County is projected at $32,398,397 for 2025, about $184 per resident and $442 per household. That equals 0.4% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 42.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 43.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.2%

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

Chittenden County, VT:	$184
Windham County, VT:	$207
Grand Isle County, VT:	$125
Vermont:	$171
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $184 per resident each year in Chittenden County, which is $75 less than the national average and $13 more than Vermont's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Chittenden County:

In Windham County, VT, crime costs $207 per person, which is $23 more than in Chittenden County.
In Grand Isle County, VT, crime costs $125 per person, which is $58 less than in Chittenden County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Chittenden County, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Chittenden County	Cost per Chittenden County Resident
Murder	$16.0 million	$91
Rape/Sexual Assault	$7.83 million	$44
Robbery	$610,318	$3
Assault	$7.93 million	$45
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$32,398,397	$184

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Chittenden County, VT

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Chittenden County totals $145,891,433 ($827 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $178,289,830 ($1,010 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Chittenden County, VT, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the west part of the county has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Major airports, of which Chittenden County has 1, are the extreme case. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Chittenden County Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Chittenden County residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.564
Robbery	0.1099
Rape	0.7315
Murder	0.0483
Total Violent Crime	2.454 (A-)

Individual Chittenden County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Grand Isle County, VT	A	A	A
Lamoille County, VT	A-	B+	B+
Franklin County, VT	A	A	B+
Clinton County, NY	B+	B-	C
Addison County, VT	A	A	A-
Washington County, VT	B	A-	C+
Essex County, NY	B+	C	C+
Orange County, VT	A+	A+	A+
Orleans County, VT	A-	A-	A-
Caledonia County, VT	A-	B	B

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Chittenden County is lower versus other counties of the same size for violent 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
Alamance County, NC	C	C	C
Olmsted County, MN	A-	A	A
Ouachita Parish, LA	C-	D	D
Porter County, IN	A	A+	A+
Pueblo County, CO	F	D-	D-
Indian River County, FL	A+	A+	A+
Houston County, GA	A-	B+	B+
Hendricks County, IN	A+	A+	A+
Scott County, IA	C+	C+	C+
Greene County, OH	B+	A-	A-

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

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