Vermont Crime Grades: A-F Safety Ratings for 53 Cities (2024)

Statewide grade B

53 cities graded A+ through F based on 2024 FBI crime data. State overall score: 63/100 (Above Average).

What is Vermont’s crime safety grade?

Vermont earned an overall safety grade of B (score: 63/100, Above Average) based on 2024 FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 225.3 per 100,000 and property crime rate of 1664.8 per 100,000. PlainCrime graded 53 Vermont cities with reportable crime data against national benchmarks, producing an A+ through F score for each jurisdiction. Grades weigh violent and property crime rates: cities more than 50% below the national average typically earn A or A+, while cities significantly above average receive D or F ratings.

Across the 53 graded Vermont cities, 14 earned A+, 14 earned A, 10 received B, 8 landed at C, 0 received D, and 7 fell to F in the 2024 scoring. The highest-rated city is Castleton with a A+ grade (score: 100/100, violent rate 0/100K). The lowest-rated city is St. Albans with a F grade (score: 0/100, violent rate 991.7/100K).

Roughly 53% of graded cities in Vermont achieved an A or A+ rating, while 13% received a D or F. Cities missing from this table either did not submit complete 2024 UCR data, fell below the minimum population threshold for reliable rate calculation, or report through consolidated agencies that aggregate into county or regional totals instead of individual city figures. Grade boundaries use the national violent and property crime rate averages for 2024 as the reference point, so grades are directly comparable between Vermont and other states on the site.

A safety grade condenses several FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) measures into a single letter, ranking each state's violent and property crime rates against the national distribution rather than a fixed cutoff. A high grade therefore means a state compares well to its peers in a given year, not that it is free of crime. Grades move as the underlying rates move and as agency reporting completeness shifts from year to year. Two states with the same letter can have very different profiles: one may carry a higher violent-crime rate offset by low property crime, the other the reverse. Use the grade as a quick orientation, then read the component rates beneath it to see what is actually driving the number for this state.

A+

14 cities

10 cities

8 cities

0 cities

7 cities

Castleton

0
Norwich

0
Pittsford

0
Richmond

0
Fairlee

0
Randolph

20.5
Bradford

35.1
Ludlow

0

What this shows Castleton reports the lowest violent-crime rate in Vermont. At 0 per 100K, it runs well below the Vermont average of 225.3. These eight cities anchor the safe end of the state.

#	Grade	City	Score	Violent Rate	Property Rate	Population
1	A+	Castleton	100	0/100K	0/100K	4,441
2	A+	Norwich	100	0/100K	0/100K	3,653
3	A+	Pittsford	98	0/100K	173.3/100K	2,886
4	A+	Richmond	98	0/100K	194.3/100K	4,117
5	A+	Fairlee	97	0/100K	287.9/100K	1,042
6	A+	Randolph	97	20.5/100K	123.1/100K	4,875
7	A+	Bradford	95	35.1/100K	210.5/100K	2,850
8	A+	Ludlow	94	0/100K	685.9/100K	2,187
9	A+	Bristol	94	26.6/100K	398.6/100K	3,763
10	A+	Weathersfield	94	35/100K	314.8/100K	2,859
11	A+	Killington	93	0/100K	849.3/100K	1,413
12	A+	Dover	93	54/100K	215.9/100K	1,853
13	A+	Chester	93	66.3/100K	99.5/100K	3,016
14	A+	Northfield	93	67.3/100K	33.6/100K	5,944
15	A	Royalton	85	108/100K	504/100K	2,778
16	A	Shelburne	82	62.6/100K	1326.5/100K	7,991
17	A	Stowe	82	94.8/100K	967.4/100K	5,272
18	A	Vergennes	82	116.7/100K	700.4/100K	2,570
19	A	Swanton	82	130.7/100K	551.9/100K	6,885
20	A	Hinesburg	81	106.6/100K	959.3/100K	4,691
21	A	Barre Town	81	111.5/100K	854.5/100K	8,075
22	A	Winhall	81	171.2/100K	171.2/100K	1,168
23	A	Windsor	79	169/100K	478.9/100K	3,550
24	A	Springfield	78	121.3/100K	1168.6/100K	9,071
25	A	Wilmington	77	219.1/100K	131.5/100K	2,282
26	A	Fair Haven	76	147.6/100K	1070.1/100K	2,710
27	A	Milton	76	186.3/100K	670.8/100K	10,733
28	A	Thetford	75	244.6/100K	34.9/100K	2,862
29	B	Essex	74	111.9/100K	1731.8/100K	22,347
30	B	Middlebury	74	141.7/100K	1329.8/100K	9,174
31	B	Brandon	69	219.5/100K	1097.3/100K	4,101
32	B	Woodstock	69	230.3/100K	921.1/100K	3,040
33	B	Morristown	68	182.7/100K	1544.9/100K	6,020
34	B	Hardwick	67	133.5/100K	2236.3/100K	2,996
35	B	Manchester	67	200.8/100K	1472.6/100K	4,482
36	B	Colchester	63	215.7/100K	1759.7/100K	17,617
37	B	Bellows Falls	63	325.9/100K	579.3/100K	2,762
38	B	Hartford	61	316/100K	920.2/100K	10,759
39	C	Williston	59	109.2/100K	4557.6/100K	10,071
40	C	St. Johnsbury	53	296.3/100K	1979.8/100K	7,425
41	C	Rutland Town	50	203.6/100K	3512.3/100K	3,929
42	C	Montpelier	50	326.4/100K	1971.1/100K	7,965
43	C	South Burlington	47	234.7/100K	4385/100K	21,300
44	C	Berlin	43	274.1/100K	9592.3/100K	2,919
45	C	Winooski	43	348.4/100K	2595.2/100K	8,323
46	C	Bennington	40	389.1/100K	2466.2/100K	15,165
47	F	Lyndonville	24	490.6/100K	3107.1/100K	1,223
48	F	Rutland	23	475/100K	3793.6/100K	15,579
49	F	Burlington	22	479.1/100K	4289.6/100K	44,456
50	F	Newport	20	627.9/100K	2046.5/100K	4,300
51	F	Barre	10	646.1/100K	2931.3/100K	8,358
52	F	Brattleboro	6	645.1/100K	4035.7/100K	12,092
53	F	St. Albans	0	991.7/100K	12403/100K	6,958

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Vermont's overall crime safety grade?

Vermont has an overall safety grade of B (score: 63/100). This is based on the state's aggregate violent crime rate of 225.3 per 100K and property crime rate of 1664.8 per 100K compared to national averages.

How many cities in Vermont have an A+ safety grade?

14 cities in Vermont earned an A+ safety grade (2024), meaning their crime rates are well below the national average. 14 additional cities earned an A grade.

Which is the safest city in Vermont?

Castleton is the highest-rated city in Vermont with a A+ grade (score: 100/100). Its violent crime rate is 0 per 100K.

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Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, 2024. Safety scores based on violent and property crime rates vs. national averages published in FBI Crime in the United States (CIUS) Table 8. Population figures reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable. Verify with FBI.gov UCR and Census.gov QuickFacts.

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