West Brattleboro, VT Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D+

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

Which crimes are included?

$160,167

Cost of Crime™ for West Brattleboro, VT

In 2025, violent crime will cost $496 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of West Brattleboro 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 C- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in West Brattleboro against the average US city, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. West Brattleboro sits in the 34th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 34% of cities and behind 66%. The grade covers only West Brattleboro's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in West Brattleboro is 3.728 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 110 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 431 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of West Brattleboro, VT report the most violent crime, about 1 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in West Brattleboro, VT

The tangible cost of violent crime in West Brattleboro is projected at $160,167 for 2025, about $231 per resident and $496 per household. That equals 0.6% 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): 43.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 43.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.8%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in West Brattleboro Compared to Other Cities?

West Brattleboro, VT:	$231
Winooski, VT:	$271
Georgia, VT:	$104
Vermont:	$171
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $231 per resident each year in West Brattleboro, which is $27 less than the national average and $61 more than Vermont's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to West Brattleboro:

In Winooski, VT, crime costs $271 per person, which is $40 more than in West Brattleboro.
In Georgia, VT, crime costs $104 per person, which is $128 less than in West Brattleboro

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to West Brattleboro	Cost per West Brattleboro Resident
Murder	$69,296	$100
Rape/Sexual Assault	$33,335	$48
Robbery	$3,351	$5
Assault	$54,185	$78
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$160,167	$231

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in West Brattleboro, 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 West Brattleboro totals $633,689 ($916 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $793,856 ($1,147 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in West Brattleboro, 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 city has few 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. 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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West Brattleboro Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.726
Robbery	0.1540
Rape	0.7945
Murder	0.0533
Total Violent Crime	3.728 (C-)

Individual West Brattleboro Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in West Brattleboro is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to West Brattleboro.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Brattleboro, VT	D	D+	D
Marlboro, VT	C	B+	D+
Guilford, VT	B+	B+	B-
Williamsville, VT	B	B	B-
West Chesterfield, NH	C+	A-	C+
Harrisville, VT	C+	B+	C-
Green River, VT	B+	A-	B-
Hinsdale, NH	C+	A-	B-
Chesterfield, NH	B	A	B
South Newfane, VT	B-	A-	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

West Brattleboro is higher versus other cities of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
West Park, OH	A-	B+	B+
Harman Junction, VA	D	D+	D+
Hartford, KS	C-	D+	D+
Hartsville, IN	A	A-	A-
Haven View, OH	A	A	A
Haworth, OK	D-	D-	D-
High Plains, KY	C+	A-	A-
Woodland Park, IN	B+	B	B
Wolf Summit, WV	A	B	B
Willow Hill, IL	C	B-	B-

Considering only the violent crime rate, West Brattleboro is less safe than the Vermont state average and as safe as the national average.

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