Vermont

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In 2022, 222 violent crime incidents per 100,000 residents were reported to police in Vermont. This is 56 percent higher than the violent crime rate in 2012.

The crime rate in Vermont in 2022 was 42 percent lower than the United States average.

In 2022, 27 percent of violent crimes reported to police in Vermont were not solved. This is 4 percentage points higher than the unsolved rate in 2012.

  • Capital:  Montpelier
  • Population:  623,989
  • Area:  9,616 sq mi
  • Violent Crime Rank:  43rd
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Featured Vermont Missing Cases

Nancy Erickson

Missing: Oct 30, 1973
Nancy Gale Erickson, 21, disappeared from Brattleboro, Vermont, on October 30, 1973. She was staying ...Read More

Mary Wilcox

Missing: Nov 09, 2006
Mary Wilcox, 78, disappeared from her home in Westford, Vermont, on November 9, 2006. She was last s ...Read More

Maurice Gibbs, Sr.

Missing: Aug 28, 2011
Maurice Gibbs Sr., aged 116, went missing from Rochester, Vermont, during the devastating floods cau ...Read More

Russell Bovit

Missing: May 11, 1986
Russell Bovit, a 30-year-old man from Walden, Vermont, was last seen on the evening of May 6, 1986, ...Read More

Wilfred King, III

Missing: Oct 24, 1980
Wilfred "Butch" King III, aged 37, was last seen on October 24, 1980, at his home in Essex, Vermont. ...Read More

Mary Reid

Missing: Mar 25, 2022
Mary Reid, a 53-year-old woman from Searsburg, Vermont, was last seen on the morning of March 25, 20 ...Read More

Grace Reapp

Missing: Jun 06, 1978
Grace Reapp, 32, disappeared on June 6, 1978, from her home in Jericho, Vermont, along with her 5-ye ...Read More

Brown Maxwell

Missing: Aug 28, 2011
Brown Maxwell, a 114-year-old man, went missing from Rochester, Vermont, during the catastrophic flo ...Read More

Bryan Gomez

Missing: Jun 10, 2010
Bryan Gomez, a 48-year-old man from Cavendish, Vermont, was last seen on June 10, 2010. He was offic ...Read More

Iris Brown

Missing: Mar 15, 1976
Iris Leslie Brown, 27, disappeared on March 15, 1976, after leaving her Burlington, Vermont, apartme ...Read More
Featured Vermont Murder Cases

Christopher Muir Davis

Murdered: Apr 16, 2012
Christopher Muir Davis, age 22, was found dead in the St. Albans City Pool on April 16, 2012. His bo ...Read More

Barbara Agnew

Murdered: Jan 10, 1987
Barbara Agnew, a 39-year-old nurse from Norwich, Vermont, was last seen alive on January 10, 1987, a ...Read More

Lynda Moore

Murdered: Apr 15, 1986
On April 15, 1986, Lynda Moore, 36, was found brutally murdered in her home in Saxtons River, Vermon ...Read More

Vincent Palmieri

Murdered: Jun 01, 1972
Vincent Palmieri, a 36-year-old man from Staten Island, New York, disappeared on April 30, 1972. He ...Read More

Chantel Saurial

Murdered: May 15, 1988
Chantel Saurial, a 16-year-old girl from Montréal, Quebec, went missing in 1987. A year later, on M ...Read More

Cheryl F Lunna

Murdered: Apr 26, 1992
Cheryl F. Lunna, a 42-year-old woman from Bethel, Vermont, was found dead on April 26, 1992, after h ...Read More

James Hipp

Murdered: Sep 12, 1969
On September 12, 1969, James Hipp and his wife, Iola, were found murdered in their camper near Adama ...Read More

Heidi Martin

Murdered: May 21, 1984
On May 20, 1984, 16-year-old Heidi Martin went jogging along Martinsville Road in Hartland, Vermont, ...Read More

Francine Morgan

Murdered: Aug 02, 2008
On August 2, 2008, Francine Morgan, aged 40, was found dead in her home in Wells, Vermont, after pla ...Read More

Eugene McDonough

Murdered: Sep 04, 1998
The unsolved case of Eugene McDonough’s death dates back to September 4, 1998, in Lyndonville, Ver ...Read More

Bernard Daniel Ewen

Murdered: Jul 16, 1977
On July 16, 1977, 64-year-old Bernard Daniel Ewen was found dead in his apartment on Main Street in ...Read More