Bennington, VT Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Bennington, VT Summary

Crime in Bennington research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bennington 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 Bennington:

  • There were 433 total crimes committed in Bennington in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,855.3 total crimes per 100K people in Bennington.
  • The overall crime rate in Bennington is 34.73% above the national average.
  • Bennington ranks #42 safest out of 53 cities in Vermont.
  • Bennington ranks #8,452 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.

Additional research about crime in Vermont

Bennington Vs Vermont And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bennington is 2,855.3 per 100,000 people. That's 34.73% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 54.62% higher than the Vermont total crime rate of 1,846.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bennington
/ 100k People
Vermont
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 433 2,855.3 1,846.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 5.0
Robbery 3 19.8 14.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 55 362.7 166.8 256.0
Violent Crime 59 389.1 219.1 359.0
Burglary 33 217.6 130.6 229.0
Larceny 334 2,202.4 1,433.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 7 46.2 63.5 259.0
Property Crime 374 2,466.2 1,627.5 1,760.0

Bennington 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 Bennington

59
Violent Crimes
389.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
8.37%
Above The National Average
  • There were 59 violent crimes in Bennington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bennington is 389.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 257.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bennington each year. That compares to a 1 in 456.4 chance statewide.
  • That's 8.37% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 77.55% higher than the Vermont violent crime rate of 219.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bennington

374
Property Crimes
2,466.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
40.13%
Above The National Average
  • There were 374 property crimes in Bennington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bennington is 2,466.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 40.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bennington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 40.13% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 51.54% higher than the Vermont property crime rate of 1,627.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bennington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Albany, NY 102,095 3,742 3,665.2 2,848.3 816.9
Saratoga Springs, NY 28,546 543 1,902.2 1,716.5 185.7
Cohoes, NY 18,240 235 1,288.4 1,102.0 186.4
North Adams, MA 12,395 465 3,751.5 2,557.5 1,194.0
Mechanicville, NY 5,128 69 1,345.6 916.5 429.0

Bennington SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
7
Affordability
6
Diversity
4
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
9
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