Chester, VT Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Chester, VT Summary

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

  • There were 30 total crimes committed in Chester the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 998.3 total crimes per 100K people in Chester.
  • The overall crime rate in Chester is -57.05% below the national average.
  • Chester ranks #19 safest out of 54 cities in Vermont.
  • Chester ranks #3,723 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

Additional research about crime in Vermont

Chester Vs Vermont And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Chester is 998.3 per 100,000 people. That's -57.05% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -28.20% lower than the Vermont total crime rate of 1,390.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Chester
/ 100k People
Vermont
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 30 998.3 1,390.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.2 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 10.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 66.6 126.7 268.2
Violent Crime 2 66.6 173.4 369.8
Burglary 5 166.4 154.2 269.8
Larceny 22 732.1 1,020.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 33.3 42.4 282.7
Property Crime 28 931.8 1,217.0 1,954.4

Chester Crime Compared To Vermont Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Vermont.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Chester

2
Violent Crimes
66.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-82.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Chester in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Chester is 66.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,502.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Chester each year. That compares to a 1 in 576.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -82.00% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -61.62% lower than the Vermont violent crime rate of 173.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Chester

28
Property Crimes
931.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-52.32%
Below The National Average
  • There were 28 property crimes in Chester in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Chester is 931.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 107.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Chester each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -52.32% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -23.43% lower than the Vermont property crime rate of 1,217.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Chester

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lebanon, NH 15,702 296 1,885.1 1,725.9 159.2
Hanover, NH 11,778 71 602.8 517.9 84.9
Springfield, VT 9,180 223 2,429.2 2,156.9 272.3
Deerfield, MA 5,154 35 679.1 562.7 116.4
Charlestown, NH 4,950 23 464.6 383.8 80.8
Norwich, VT 3,681 26 706.3 679.2 27.2
Pittsford, VT 2,879 30 1,042.0 1,042.0 0.0
Bellows Falls, VT 2,820 57 2,021.3 1,844.0 177.3
Ludlow, VT 2,204 33 1,497.3 1,361.2 136.1

Chester SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
7
Diversity
1
Safety
8.5
Amenities
4
Education
8.5
Commute
9
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