Crime in Vermont: rates, trends and every county

Crime reported to police in Vermont since 1979 (FBI estimates), and the counts reported by each county's police agencies.

214.4 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 327.6.
1,419.3 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 1,534.8.
10murders2025: 1.6 per 100,000.

Vermont since 1979

Violent crime rate per 100,000, Vermont 059118177237 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Property crime rate per 100,000, Vermont 01343268540285371 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Every year, by type of crime
YearViolentRateMurderRobberyAgg. assaultPropertyRateBurglaryVehicle theft
20251,382214.410751,0789,1501,419.3592308
20241,461225.323941,08910,7501,657.7863427
20231,401216.017951,06311,7901,817.5930600
20221,446223.522921,06510,9891,698.31,012629
20211,255194.09698948,9531,383.81,176478
20201,081173.414647907,5861,217.0961264
20191,293207.211719138,9681,437.11,286304
20181,155185.011737458,2111,315.11,496264
20171,082173.3171007119,3391,495.41,945225
2016851136.514785899,7051,556.91,884184
2015747119.3101054829,0641,447.72,034196
2014643102.610724449,7211,551.02,092254
2013775123.6107555413,8822,214.53,352337
2012891142.3811463815,6532,500.74,179460
2011925147.6119966915,0862,407.63,838528
2010820131.077659614,1602,262.33,348439
2009837134.6811158615,0102,414.13,471449
2008854137.5179361115,9032,559.83,515586
2007802129.1137958214,7022,366.53,200649
2006905145.11411460414,9202,391.43,443620
2005782125.687654514,7492,369.73,185670
2004713114.8167845914,5592,343.63,435587
2003707114.2156250413,8032,228.73,017654
2002658106.7137744214,9422,424.03,489769
2001644105.1710742316,3342,664.73,150758
2000691113.5911742517,4942,873.43,501809
1999676113.9176545816,0592,704.73,537912
1998628106.3135639617,9243,032.83,966874
1997705119.797946115,9532,708.53,611800
1996714121.2119145316,9732,881.73,964885
1995692118.3136445019,3953,315.44,451794
199456296.967132518,2903,153.44,274862
1993658114.2215235622,2233,858.25,036764
1992624109.5125141918,8133,300.54,706600
1991662116.8126741021,7643,838.45,784819
1990716127.2136649123,7134,213.76,1191,170
1989753132.81110250922,4293,955.75,8351,128
1988791142.3118956322,7864,098.26,0981,097
1987748136.5159251822,6584,134.76,0851,088
1986807149.21112055820,7083,827.75,135980
1985790147.71811255720,0113,740.45,210877
1984769145.11212253020,2613,822.85,387820
1983696132.61914631721,0014,000.25,724981
1982655126.91211934423,5554,564.96,0801,315
1981659128.02214232525,4044,932.88,0331,511
1980914178.81119955524,5924,809.77,8061,508
1979908184.2714164725,2175,115.07,7791,662

Rates per 100,000 residents.

FBI Crime Data Explorer, estimated crimes. FBI notes: 1997: The state UCR Program was unable to provide complete 1997 offense figures in accordance with UCR guidelines. The 1996 and 1997 percent changes within the geographic division in which Vermont is categorized were applied to the valid 1996 state total to effect the 1997 state total.

By county

CountyYearViolent rateProperty rateAgencies
Addison County2025105.5564.44
Bennington County2025252.9822.46
Caledonia County2025256.8974.44
Chittenden County2025243.42,469.411
Essex County202348.836.63
Franklin County2025220.41,436.05
Grand Isle County202579.766.41
Lamoille County202580.4620.33
Orange County202510.076.75
Orleans County2025188.5326.32
Rutland County2025220.01,127.811
Washington County2025245.21,704.17
Windham County2024321.81,303.97
Windsor County2025138.9727.211

Each county's latest complete year: crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. A year is shown only when every agency reported the full year and its total is in line with the years around it, so some counties show an older year or are missing. State police and campus crimes aren't included.

What these numbers are

  • FBI figures count crimes to police, from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program. National and state totals are FBI , which fill in for agencies that didn't report.
  • 2021 is different: The FBI retired its Summary Reporting System on January 1, 2021 and accepted only NIBRS data for 2021, so agencies covering 77.0% of the population (monthly average) reported that year, against 96.2% in 2019. The FBI's 2021 estimates fill the gap statistically and carry more uncertainty. The switch was to .
  • Many crimes are never reported to police. The asks people directly, so it counts those too; in 2024, about 47.9% of violent victimizations were reported to police.
  • Definitions change: the FBI broadened its definition of rape in 2013, so rape counts before and after aren't comparable. is the largest share of violent crime; is the largest share of property crime.
  • We show the agencies' figures as published and don't credit or blame any official, party or policy for them: crime rises and falls for many reasons that these counts can't separate.

Quick answers

What is the crime rate in Vermont?
In 2025, 214.4 violent and 1,419.3 property crimes per 100,000 residents in Vermont (FBI estimates), against 327.6 and 1,534.8 for the U.S.
How many murders were there in Vermont?
10 in 2025 (FBI estimate), 1.6 per 100,000.

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