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Safest Counties (Lowest Violent Crime) in Vermont (2026)

Orange has the lowest violent crime rate of any county in Vermont, at 26.3 per 100k, followed by Essex and Grand Isle. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer (per-agency, 2018-2022 average), FBI CDE 2020-2024 avg. The full ranking of the top 14 counties is below.

Data updated 2024 - Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer (per-agency, 2018-2022 average)

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Safest counties for violent crime rate in Vermont

Top 14 of 14 counties with data.

Ranked by violent crime rate (FBI Crime Data Explorer (per-agency, 2018-2022 average), FBI CDE 2020-2024 avg), lowest first.

Safest counties for violent crime rate in Vermont
RankCountyValue
1Orange26.3 per 100k
2Essex38.0 per 100k
3Grand Isle50.8 per 100k
4Lamoille87.5 per 100k
5Addison90.7 per 100k
6Windsor176.9 per 100k
7Franklin207.1 per 100k
8Washington224.5 per 100k
9Rutland231.1 per 100k
10Chittenden231.2 per 100k
11Orleans238.8 per 100k
12Windham244.7 per 100k
13Bennington253.5 per 100k
14Caledonia253.9 per 100k

How this ranking works

This page ranks Vermont counties by violent crime rate, sorted so the safest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.

For violent crime rate, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh violent crime rate against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.

Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of violent crime rate.

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