Burlington, VT Crime


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The crime rates in Burlington, VT are lower than the national averages. Specifically, the violent crime rate in Burlington is 15.6 per 100,000 residents compared to the United States average of 22.7 per 100,000 residents. Similarly, the property crime rate in Burlington is 44.8 per 100,000 residents compared to the United States average of 35.4 per 100,000 residents. Therefore, overall, Burlington has a lower crime rate than most other cities across America.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Burlington violent crime is 15.6. (The US average is 22.7)
Burlington property crime is 44.8. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Burlington, VT Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000452.9078.978.9295.17238.11272.15673.4292.6
2001362.6040.953.6268.16496.3967.85283.3245.1
20022922.512.745.7231.14458.6822.63425.2210.7
2003353.37.650.535.3259.93565.8656.12793.5116.1
2006401.72.659.641.5298.14053.5673.93265.6114
2007353.8057.747.22494385940.93323.5120.6
2008396.1049.559.9286.74310.7659.43539.2112.1
2009304.2030.936.1237.24536.8605.83848.582.5
2015234.82.435.642.7154.23439.3540.82898.50
2017312.62.449.726234.42756.3528.12228.30
2018272.42.452.123.7194.31982.8284.31667.830.8
20194054.795.430.3274.72583.9253.7227258.2

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Winooski, VT313.11,742.46,38222019
South Burlington, VT111.73,489.619,31842019
Colchester, VT148.21,333.517,54842019
Shelburne, VT12.71,400.07,18362019
Williston, VT79.82,044.78,25472019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
South Burlington, VT111.73,489.619,31842019
Colchester, VT148.21,333.517,54842019
Williston, VT79.82,044.78,25472019
Essex, VT85.51,287.522,21382019
Milton, VT99.41,057.510,411122019

   Visualize the relationship between violent and property crime in similar size cities.

   Crime by Location

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The good: beautiful, safe, walkable downtown, outdoors nearby. The bad: the woke nonsense is overwhelming, winters are long and brutal, dating scene is beyond  More

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Having lived in the Burlington VT area for more than a decade, I wish I would have done my research before relocating. Yes, VT has some great draws- but the cons far out  More

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Over 7 years ago

If your a hippie you'll love Burlington! The grass is green all year round.  More

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