Burlington, VT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Burlington, VT Summary

Crime in Burlington research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Burlington 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 Burlington:

  • There were 2,474 total crimes committed in Burlington the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,536.0 total crimes per 100K people in Burlington.
  • The overall crime rate in Burlington is 138.19% above the national average.
  • Burlington ranks #51 safest out of 54 cities in Vermont.
  • Burlington ranks #9,527 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.

Additional research about crime in Vermont

Burlington Vs Vermont And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Burlington is 5,536.0 per 100,000 people. That's 138.19% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 298.16% higher than the Vermont total crime rate of 1,390.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Burlington
/ 100k People
Vermont
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,474 5,536.0 1,390.4 2,324.2
Murder 5 11.2 2.2 6.3
Robbery 12 26.9 10.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 152 340.1 126.7 268.2
Violent Crime 183 409.5 173.4 369.8
Burglary 175 391.6 154.2 269.8
Larceny 1,804 4,036.8 1,020.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 312 698.2 42.4 282.7
Property Crime 2,291 5,126.5 1,217.0 1,954.4

Burlington 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 Burlington

183
Violent Crimes
409.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
10.73%
Above The National Average
  • There were 183 violent crimes in Burlington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Burlington is 409.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 244.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Burlington each year. That compares to a 1 in 576.6 chance statewide.
  • That's 10.73% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 136.13% higher than the Vermont violent crime rate of 173.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Burlington

2,291
Property Crimes
5,126.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
162.31%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,291 property crimes in Burlington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Burlington is 5,126.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 19.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Burlington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 162.31% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 321.25% higher than the Vermont property crime rate of 1,217.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Burlington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
South Burlington, VT 20,307 870 4,284.2 3,988.8 295.5
Milton, VT 10,656 86 807.1 647.5 159.5
Winooski, VT 8,647 390 4,510.2 3,966.7 543.5
Shelburne, VT 7,903 136 1,720.9 1,657.6 63.3
Hinesburg, VT 4,699 7 149.0 127.7 21.3
Richmond, VT 4,102 10 243.8 219.4 24.4

Burlington SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
3
Diversity
7
Safety
5
Amenities
9.5
Education
8.5
Commute
9
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