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Burlington, VT Crime and Crime Rate

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The Burlington crime rate is higher than the Vermont average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #42

Burlington, VT	1,881.52
Vermont	949.81
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Burlington, VT Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2009	Burlington, VT	Count	0	12	14	92	235	1,493	32	2
	Burlington, VT	Per 100,000	0.0	30.9	36.1	237.2	605.8	3,848.5	82.5	5.2	1,752
	Vermont	Per 100,000	1.1	19.9	17.9	92.5	555.2	1,774.2	72.1	NA	993
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Burlington, VT	Count	0	19	23	110	253	1,358	43	6
	Burlington, VT	Per 100,000	0.0	49.5	59.9	286.7	659.4	3,539.2	112.1	15.6	1,895
	Vermont	Per 100,000	2.7	20.4	14.3	98.3	557.2	1,887.1	94.2	NA	1,061
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Burlington, VT	Count	0	22	18	95	359	1,268	46	4
	Burlington, VT	Per 100,000	0.0	57.7	47.2	249.0	940.9	3,323.5	120.6	10.5	1,970
	Vermont	Per 100,000	1.9	19.8	12.9	89.7	500.0	1,719.6	103.2	NA	968
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Burlington, VT	Count	1	23	16	115	260	1,260	44	3
	Burlington, VT	Per 100,000	2.6	59.6	41.5	298.1	673.9	3,265.6	114.0	7.8	1,908
	Vermont	Per 100,000	1.9	24.0	17.6	93.0	528.9	1,681.8	93.9	NA	1,000
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867

Hate Crime Index

Burlington, VT	132.33
Vermont	26.44
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Burlington, VT Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Burlington, VT	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Burlington, VT	Per 100,000	4.7	4.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	47
	Vermont	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.6	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Burlington, VT	Count	3	2	0	1	0	0
	Burlington, VT	Per 100,000	7.1	4.7	0.0	2.4	0.0	0.0	71
	Vermont	Per 100,000	1.9	1.3	0.2	0.5	0.0	0.0	19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Burlington, VT	Count	5	4	1	0	0	0
	Burlington, VT	Per 100,000	11.7	9.4	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	117
	Vermont	Per 100,000	1.9	1.0	0.3	0.6	0.0	0.0	19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Burlington, VT	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Burlington, VT	Per 100,000	2.4	0.0	0.0	2.4	0.0	0.0	23
	Vermont	Per 100,000	1.1	0.6	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Burlington, VT	Count	5	2	0	3	0	0
	Burlington, VT	Per 100,000	12.9	5.2	0.0	7.8	0.0	0.0	129
	Vermont	Per 100,000	2.8	1.1	0.3	1.1	0.2	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Burlington, VT	Count	6	2	1	3	0	0
	Burlington, VT	Per 100,000	15.5	5.2	2.6	7.7	0.0	0.0	154
	Vermont	Per 100,000	4.0	1.3	1.3	1.2	0.0	0.2	39
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Burlington, VT	Count	7	3	0	2	1	1
	Burlington, VT	Per 100,000	18.2	7.8	0.0	5.2	2.6	2.6	182
	Vermont	Per 100,000	3.3	2.0	0.0	0.8	0.2	0.3	32
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Burlington, VT	Count	11	4	3	4	0	0
	Burlington, VT	Per 100,000	28.8	10.5	7.9	10.5	0.0	0.0	288
	Vermont	Per 100,000	3.4	1.5	0.8	1.1	0.0	0.0	34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Burlington, VT	Count	7	4	0	3	0	0
	Burlington, VT	Per 100,000	18.1	10.4	0.0	7.8	0.0	0.0	181
	Vermont	Per 100,000	3.4	1.5	0.2	1.5	0.3	0.0	34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Burlington, VT	2.60
Vermont	3.47
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Burlington, VT Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Burlington, VT	Count	134	95	39
	Burlington, VT	Per 100,000	317.1	224.8	92.3	2.71
	Vermont	Per 100,000	239.7	192.2	47.5	2.16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Burlington, VT	Count	127	94	33
	Burlington, VT	Per 100,000	300.7	222.6	78.1	2.62
	Vermont	Per 100,000	252.3	185.5	66.8	2.19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Burlington, VT	Count	126	91	35
	Burlington, VT	Per 100,000	295.7	213.5	82.1	2.55
	Vermont	Per 100,000	442.0	325.0	117.0	3.83
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Burlington, VT	Count	128	94	34
	Burlington, VT	Per 100,000	301.4	221.4	80.1	2.61
	Vermont	Per 100,000	403.5	307.9	95.6	3.56
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Burlington, VT	Count	128	88	40
	Burlington, VT	Per 100,000	330.8	227.4	103.4	2.79
	Vermont	Per 100,000	414.8	316.9	98.0	3.66
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Burlington, VT	Count	127	93	34
	Burlington, VT	Per 100,000	327.4	239.7	87.6	2.84
	Vermont	Per 100,000	467.2	352.9	114.2	4.10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Burlington, VT	Count	121	89	32
	Burlington, VT	Per 100,000	315.4	232.0	83.4	2.74
	Vermont	Per 100,000	477.8	351.3	126.5	4.15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Burlington, VT	Count	129	97	32
	Burlington, VT	Per 100,000	338.1	254.2	83.9	2.96
	Vermont	Per 100,000	431.8	322.8	109.1	3.77
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Burlington, VT	Count	127	96	31
2005	Burlington, VT	Count	137	99	38