Barre, VT Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Barre, VT Summary

Crime in Barre research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Barre over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Barre:

  • There were 299 total crimes committed in Barre in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,577.4 total crimes per 100K people in Barre.
  • The overall crime rate in Barre is 68.81% above the national average.
  • Barre ranks #44 safest out of 53 cities in Vermont.
  • Barre ranks #9,058 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Barre Vs Vermont And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Barre is 3,577.4 per 100,000 people. That's 68.81% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 93.73% higher than the Vermont total crime rate of 1,846.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Barre
/ 100k People
Vermont
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 299 3,577.4 1,846.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 5.0
Robbery 5 59.8 14.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 37 442.7 166.8 256.0
Violent Crime 54 646.1 219.1 359.0
Burglary 17 203.4 130.6 229.0
Larceny 226 2,704.0 1,433.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 2 23.9 63.5 259.0
Property Crime 245 2,931.3 1,627.5 1,760.0

Barre Crime Compared To Vermont Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Vermont.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Barre

54
Violent Crimes
646.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
79.97%
Above The National Average
  • There were 54 violent crimes in Barre in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Barre is 646.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 154.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Barre each year. That compares to a 1 in 456.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 79.97% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 194.85% higher than the Vermont violent crime rate of 219.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Barre

245
Property Crimes
2,931.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
66.55%
Above The National Average
  • There were 245 property crimes in Barre in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Barre is 2,931.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 34.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Barre each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 66.55% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 80.12% higher than the Vermont property crime rate of 1,627.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Barre

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
South Burlington, VT 21,300 984 4,619.7 4,385.0 234.7
Hanover, NH 12,421 56 450.8 450.8 0.0
Shelburne, VT 7,991 111 1,389.1 1,326.5 62.6
Montpelier, VT 7,965 183 2,297.6 1,971.1 326.4

Barre SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
5
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
8
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