Swanton, VT Crime Statistics For 2025

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Swanton, VT Summary

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

  • There were 47 total crimes committed in Swanton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 682.6 total crimes per 100K people in Swanton.
  • The overall crime rate in Swanton is -67.79% below the national average.
  • Swanton ranks #18 safest out of 53 cities in Vermont.
  • Swanton ranks #3,074 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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Swanton Vs Vermont And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Swanton is 682.6 per 100,000 people. That's -67.79% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -63.03% lower than the Vermont total crime rate of 1,846.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Swanton
/ 100k People
Vermont
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 47 682.6 1,846.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 5.0
Robbery 1 14.5 14.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 8 116.2 166.8 256.0
Violent Crime 9 130.7 219.1 359.0
Burglary 6 87.1 130.6 229.0
Larceny 31 450.3 1,433.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 1 14.5 63.5 259.0
Property Crime 38 551.9 1,627.5 1,760.0

Swanton 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 Swanton

9
Violent Crimes
130.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-63.59%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in Swanton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Swanton is 130.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 765.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Swanton each year. That compares to a 1 in 456.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -63.59% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -40.34% lower than the Vermont violent crime rate of 219.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Swanton

38
Property Crimes
551.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-68.64%
Below The National Average
  • There were 38 property crimes in Swanton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Swanton is 551.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 181.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Swanton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -68.64% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -66.09% lower than the Vermont property crime rate of 1,627.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Swanton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Burlington, VT 44,456 2,120 4,768.8 4,289.6 479.1
South Burlington, VT 21,300 984 4,619.7 4,385.0 234.7
Winooski, VT 8,323 245 2,943.7 2,595.2 348.4
Shelburne, VT 7,991 111 1,389.1 1,326.5 62.6
St. Albans, VT 6,958 932 13,394.7 12,403.0 991.7

Swanton SnackAbility

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