CurrentCrimeMap

Data through October 2026, Burlington Police Department

Crime in Burlington, VT

The violent crime rate in Burlington is 379 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to October 2026, 13% below the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −26% compared with the previous 12 months.

View of Church Street, a blocks-long pedestrians-only shopping and entertainment street in downtown Burlington, Vermont.
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The numbers

12 months to Oct 2026

Violent crime

379 per 100,000 residents, per year

168 reported in the 12 months to Oct 2026

−26% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

2,297 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,019 reported in the 12 months to Oct 2026

−48% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

2,676 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,187 reported in the 12 months to Oct 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 44,354, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Burlington sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

379

Burlington has the 139th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 163 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Burlington; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
New Haven, CT388134
San Diego, CA385135
Pocatello, ID383136
Raleigh, NC383137
Glendale, AZ379138
Burlington, VT379139
Salem, OR378140
Wilmington, NC378141
Jackson, MS373142
Waco, TX373143
Midland, TX371144

The places closest to Burlington in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Burlington crime map

cities around it
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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Burlington Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Burlington with its whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes. The nearest covered cities are more than 60 miles away: zoom out to see them, or use the table below.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Burlington, 5 have a higher violent crime rate and 3 a lower one. The closest is Nashua, NH, 133 miles away.

Burlington and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Burlington, VT379
Nashua, NH128133 mi
Manchester, NH300137 mi
Lowell, MA536160 mi
Portland, ME228163 mi
Springfield, MA932168 mi
Worcester, MA600170 mi
Syracuse, NY611176 mi
Cambridge, MA402181 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Oct 2026
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
HomicideViolent24.5—+100%
About these categories

The FBI publishes city totals by family, not a full breakdown by offence, so homicide is the only type Burlington Police Department reports separately here. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Month by month

Nov 2025 to Oct 2026

Violent crime −26%

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Violent crimes per month in Burlington, VT, Nov 2025 to Oct 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Nov 202515Nov 202422
Dec 202510Dec 202417
Jan 20266Jan 202514
Feb 202612Feb 202514
Mar 202611Mar 202514
Apr 202611Apr 202533
May 202614May 202514
Jun 202623Jun 202527
Jul 202621Jul 202522
Aug 202619Aug 202522
Sep 202620Sep 202514
Oct 20266Oct 202515

Homicides 2 vs. 1

012NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct10
Homicides per month in Burlington, VT, Nov 2025 to Oct 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Nov 20250Nov 20240
Dec 20250Dec 20240
Jan 20260Jan 20250
Feb 20260Feb 20250
Mar 20260Mar 20250
Apr 20260Apr 20250
May 20260May 20250
Jun 20260Jun 20250
Jul 20260Jul 20250
Aug 20261Aug 20251
Sep 20260Sep 20250
Oct 20261Oct 20250

2 in 2026 through October, 1 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Nov 2023
Reported crime per month in Burlington, VT
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Oct 20266251
Sep 202620680
Aug 202619931
Jul 2026211510
Jun 202623830
May 202614860
Apr 202611670
Mar 202611600
Feb 202612780
Jan 202661100
Dec 202510760
Nov 2025151220
Oct 2025151480
Sep 2025141740
Aug 2025221991
Jul 2025221960
Jun 2025271570
May 2025141510
Apr 2025331160
Mar 2025141950
Feb 2025141420
Jan 2025141440
Dec 2024171540
Nov 2024221760
Oct 2024232520
Sep 2024152080
Aug 2024382501
Jul 2024181730
Jun 2024291120
May 2024151200
Apr 202471280
Mar 2024191170
Feb 2024111200
Jan 202481510
Dec 202391770
Nov 2023182122

How Burlington compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
82Charleston, WV5683,66945,958Sep 2026
101Fort Pierce, FL5001,33951,623Aug 2026
128Twin Falls, ID4001,00456,494Sep 2026
139Burlington, VT3792,29744,354Oct 2026
182Coeur d'Alene, ID29767457,973Sep 2026
215Gallatin County, MT (Sheriff)22962052,755Aug 2026
224Southaven, MS2201,38958,174Sep 2026
227Monroe County, FL (Sheriff)21542153,422Aug 2026
246Raleigh County, WV (Sheriff)15880053,245Aug 2026
291Harrison County, MS (Sheriff)791,05855,596Jul 2026

The 10 places closest to Burlington in population, Burlington included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
139Burlington, VT3792,29744,354Oct 2026

Burlington is the only place in Vermont on this site so far.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
24Springfield, MA9322,422154,390Jun 2026
76Syracuse, NY6113,247145,890Aug 2026
77Worcester, MA6001,433212,985Jan 2026
81Boston, MA5751,867671,262Aug 2026
89Lowell, MA5361,224121,283May 2026
127Cambridge, MA4022,387121,634Aug 2026
139Burlington, VT3792,29744,354Oct 2026
180Manchester, NH3001,536116,606Aug 2026
216Portland, ME2281,78069,840Mar 2026
266Nashua, NH12892292,016May 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Burlington by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Burlington side by side with Charleston, Fort Pierce or Twin Falls, or with any other place.

Vermont as a whole

The state has 207 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Burlington’s rate is 83% above the state’s. Crime in Vermont

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Burlington safe?

By reported violent crime, Burlington is below the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 379 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to October 2026, −26% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Burlington?

This site does not have one for Burlington. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Burlington compares with nearby places such as Nashua, NH instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Burlington?

379 violent and 2,297 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 1,187 incidents reported to Burlington Police Department over the 12 months to October 2026.

Is crime in Burlington going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −26% and property crime −48% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Burlington had in 2026?

Burlington Police Department reported 2 homicides from January to October 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 1 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Oct 2026 the count was 2, or 5 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Burlington Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset VT0040100). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Burlington

12 months to October 2026

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

VT0040100
Source
Burlington Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset VT0040100)
Latest complete month
October 2026
History on this site
November 2023 to October 2026 (46 months)
Update schedule
Burlington Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)