Chittenden County · Vermont
Burlington, VT crime rate
Offenses reported by the Burlington Police Department to the FBI for 2024, next to 2023, the state and the country — counts and rates per 100,000 residents.
Quick answer
In 2024 the Burlington Police Department reported 221 violent offenses and 1,960 property offenses across a covered population of 44,456. That is 497.1 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 37% above the national rate.
- Violent crime rate 2024
- 497.1US 363.9 per 100k
- Property crime rate 2024
- 4,408.9US 1,769 per 100k
- Violent crime year over year
- +16.3%2023 to 2024, reported counts
- Violent clearance rate
- 73%Cleared by arrest or exceptional means
Every offense the FBI publishes for Burlington
Reported offenses and rates per 100,000 residents, 2024, with the state and national rate alongside.
| Offense | Reported 2024 | Rate per 100k | Vermont rate | US rate | vs 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 221 | 497.1 | 227.1 | 363.9 | +16.3% |
| Murder & non-negligent manslaughter | 1 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 5.2 | -66.7% |
| Rape | 11 | 24.7 | 39.8 | 39.3 | -45% |
| Robbery | 26 | 58.5 | 14.5 | 61.7 | +13% |
| Aggravated assault | 183 | 411.6 | 169.3 | 257.6 | +27.1% |
| Property crime | 1,960 | 4,408.9 | 1,667.2 | 1,769 | -33.9% |
| Burglary | 170 | 382.4 | 133.4 | 232.1 | -11.9% |
| Larceny / theft | 1,689 | 3,799.3 | 1,460.5 | 1,267.8 | -32.2% |
| Motor vehicle theft | 91 | 204.7 | 66.3 | 258 | -66.2% |
| Arson | 10 | 22.5 | 7.1 | 11.1 | -23.1% |
How to read Burlington crime data
What these numbers do and do not tell you.
Everything above is what one agency — the Burlington Police Department, ORI VT0040100 — reported to the FBI for a covered population of 44,456. Transit, university, county and state police working the same streets file separately and are not added in, so a city total is not the total of all crime inside the city limits. Rates use the agency's own population coverage as the denominator, which is how the FBI computes them. Property offenses moved down 33.9% against 2023. Reporting practices, staffing and NIBRS transition dates differ between departments, so treat city-to-city comparison as directional rather than exact.
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Other Burlington data on this site.
Agency Burlington Police Department, ORI VT0040100. Counts are offenses known to law enforcement; clearances may include cases opened in an earlier year.