Bennington, VT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bennington, VT Summary

Crime in Bennington research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bennington over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Bennington:

  • There were 568 total crimes committed in Bennington the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,712.2 total crimes per 100K people in Bennington.
  • The overall crime rate in Bennington is 59.72% above the national average.
  • Bennington ranks #44 safest out of 54 cities in Vermont.
  • Bennington ranks #8,755 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Bennington Vs Vermont And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bennington is 3,712.2 per 100,000 people. That's 59.72% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 166.99% higher than the Vermont total crime rate of 1,390.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bennington
/ 100k People
Vermont
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 568 3,712.2 1,390.4 2,324.2
Murder 2 13.1 2.2 6.3
Robbery 7 45.7 10.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 82 535.9 126.7 268.2
Violent Crime 93 607.8 173.4 369.8
Burglary 34 222.2 154.2 269.8
Larceny 435 2,843.0 1,020.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 39.2 42.4 282.7
Property Crime 475 3,104.4 1,217.0 1,954.4

Bennington Crime Compared To Vermont Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Vermont.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Bennington

93
Violent Crimes
607.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
64.36%
Above The National Average
  • There were 93 violent crimes in Bennington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bennington is 607.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 164.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bennington each year. That compares to a 1 in 576.6 chance statewide.
  • That's 64.36% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 250.48% higher than the Vermont violent crime rate of 173.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bennington

475
Property Crimes
3,104.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
58.84%
Above The National Average
  • There were 475 property crimes in Bennington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bennington is 3,104.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 32.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bennington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 58.84% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 155.09% higher than the Vermont property crime rate of 1,217.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bennington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Albany, NY 98,104 4,622 4,711.3 3,781.7 929.6
Saratoga Springs, NY 28,436 614 2,159.2 1,825.2 334.1
Cohoes, NY 17,890 312 1,744.0 1,475.7 268.3
North Adams, MA 12,836 436 3,396.7 2,391.7 1,005.0
Williamstown, MA 8,020 58 723.2 648.4 74.8
Mechanicville, NY 5,158 81 1,570.4 1,143.9 426.5
Wilmington, VT 2,310 16 692.6 389.6 303.0

Bennington SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
7
Affordability
6
Diversity
4
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
9
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