Montpelier, VT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Montpelier, VT Summary

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

  • There were 173 total crimes committed in Montpelier the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,163.9 total crimes per 100K people in Montpelier.
  • The overall crime rate in Montpelier is -6.90% below the national average.
  • Montpelier ranks #39 safest out of 54 cities in Vermont.
  • Montpelier ranks #6,875 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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Montpelier Vs Vermont And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Montpelier is 2,163.9 per 100,000 people. That's -6.90% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 55.63% higher than the Vermont total crime rate of 1,390.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Montpelier
/ 100k People
Vermont
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 173 2,163.9 1,390.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.2 6.3
Robbery 1 12.5 10.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 19 237.6 126.7 268.2
Violent Crime 26 325.2 173.4 369.8
Burglary 13 162.6 154.2 269.8
Larceny 131 1,638.5 1,020.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 37.5 42.4 282.7
Property Crime 147 1,838.6 1,217.0 1,954.4

Montpelier 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 Montpelier

26
Violent Crimes
325.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-12.06%
Below The National Average
  • There were 26 violent crimes in Montpelier in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Montpelier is 325.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 307.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Montpelier each year. That compares to a 1 in 576.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -12.06% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 87.52% higher than the Vermont violent crime rate of 173.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Montpelier

147
Property Crimes
1,838.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-5.92%
Below The National Average
  • There were 147 property crimes in Montpelier in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Montpelier is 1,838.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 54.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Montpelier each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -5.92% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 51.08% higher than the Vermont property crime rate of 1,217.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Montpelier

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Barre, VT 8,447 264 3,125.4 2,592.6 532.7
Northfield, VT 6,291 28 445.1 159.0 286.1
Stowe, VT 5,359 83 1,548.8 1,492.8 56.0
Hardwick, VT 2,997 53 1,768.4 1,635.0 133.5

Montpelier SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
5
Safety
6
Amenities
7
Education
10
Commute
8.5
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