Vermont Crime Grades
F53 cities graded A+ through F based on 2024 FBI crime data. State overall score: 0/100 (High Risk).
FBI UCR Safety Grade Snapshot: Vermont
Vermont earned an overall safety grade of F (score: 0/100, High Risk) 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, 4 earned A+, 2 earned A, 8 received B, 0 landed at C, 2 received D, and 37 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 11% of graded cities in Vermont achieved an A or A+ rating, while 74% 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.
| # | Grade | City | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A+ | Castleton | 100 |
| 2 | A+ | Norwich | 100 |
| 3 | A+ | Pittsford | 92 |
| 4 | A+ | Richmond | 92 |
| 5 | A | Fairlee | 87 |
| 6 | A | Randolph | 84 |
| 7 | B | Bradford | 73 |
| 8 | B | Killington | 70 |
| 9 | B | Ludlow | 70 |
| 10 | B | Bristol | 69 |
| 11 | B | Weathersfield | 69 |
| 12 | B | Northfield | 65 |
| 13 | B | Dover | 64 |
| 14 | B | Chester | 63 |
| 15 | D | Shelburne | 39 |
| 16 | D | Thetford | 28 |
| 17 | F | Royalton | 24 |
| 18 | F | Wilmington | 24 |
| 19 | F | Stowe | 23 |
| 20 | F | Winhall | 23 |
| 21 | F | Hinesburg | 17 |
| 22 | F | Williston | 16 |
| 23 | F | Barre Town | 15 |
| 24 | F | Essex | 15 |
| 25 | F | Vergennes | 12 |
| 26 | F | Swanton | 11 |
| 27 | F | Springfield | 10 |
| 28 | F | Windsor | 9 |
| 29 | F | Bellows Falls | 5 |
| 30 | F | Hardwick | 4 |
| 31 | F | Milton | 1 |
| 32 | F | Middlebury | 0 |
| 33 | F | Fair Haven | 0 |
| 34 | F | Morristown | 0 |
| 35 | F | Manchester | 0 |
| 36 | F | Rutland Town | 0 |
| 37 | F | Colchester | 0 |
| 38 | F | Brandon | 0 |
| 39 | F | Woodstock | 0 |
| 40 | F | South Burlington | 0 |
| 41 | F | Berlin | 0 |
| 42 | F | St. Johnsbury | 0 |
| 43 | F | Hartford | 0 |
| 44 | F | Montpelier | 0 |
| 45 | F | Winooski | 0 |
| 46 | F | Bennington | 0 |
| 47 | F | Rutland | 0 |
| 48 | F | Burlington | 0 |
| 49 | F | Lyndonville | 0 |
| 50 | F | Newport | 0 |
| 51 | F | Brattleboro | 0 |
| 52 | F | Barre | 0 |
| 53 | F | St. Albans | 0 |
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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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