St. Johnsbury, VT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In St. Johnsbury, VT Summary

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

  • There were 298 total crimes committed in St. Johnsbury the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,024.9 total crimes per 100K people in St. Johnsbury.
  • The overall crime rate in St. Johnsbury is 73.17% above the national average.
  • St. Johnsbury ranks #46 safest out of 54 cities in Vermont.
  • St. Johnsbury ranks #8,976 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

St. Johnsbury Vs Vermont And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in St. Johnsbury is 4,024.9 per 100,000 people. That's 73.17% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 189.47% higher than the Vermont total crime rate of 1,390.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
St. Johnsbury
/ 100k People
Vermont
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 298 4,024.9 1,390.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.2 6.3
Robbery 3 40.5 10.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 21 283.6 126.7 268.2
Violent Crime 26 351.2 173.4 369.8
Burglary 29 391.7 154.2 269.8
Larceny 240 3,241.5 1,020.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 40.5 42.4 282.7
Property Crime 272 3,673.7 1,217.0 1,954.4

St. Johnsbury 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 St. Johnsbury

26
Violent Crimes
351.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-5.04%
Below The National Average
  • There were 26 violent crimes in St. Johnsbury in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in St. Johnsbury is 351.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 284.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in St. Johnsbury each year. That compares to a 1 in 576.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -5.04% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 102.49% higher than the Vermont violent crime rate of 173.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In St. Johnsbury

272
Property Crimes
3,673.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
87.97%
Above The National Average
  • There were 272 property crimes in St. Johnsbury in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in St. Johnsbury is 3,673.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 27.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in St. Johnsbury each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 87.97% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 201.87% higher than the Vermont property crime rate of 1,217.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around St. Johnsbury

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Berlin, NH 9,717 190 1,955.3 1,770.1 185.2
Barre, VT 8,447 264 3,125.4 2,592.6 532.7
Montpelier, VT 7,995 173 2,163.9 1,838.6 325.2
Northfield, VT 6,291 28 445.1 159.0 286.1
Littleton, NH 6,058 42 693.3 660.3 33.0
Stowe, VT 5,359 83 1,548.8 1,492.8 56.0
Newport, VT 4,433 147 3,316.0 2,391.2 924.9
Hardwick, VT 2,997 53 1,768.4 1,635.0 133.5
Lyndonville, VT 1,200 45 3,750.0 3,416.7 333.3

St. Johnsbury SnackAbility

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