Crime & Safety in Burlington
Burlington's real, current crime picture runs genuinely above this project's national comparison figure, and this record discloses this directly: NeighborhoodScout cited an overall rate of 51 per 1,000 -- approximately 53% above the national comparison figure -- while real, favorable Burlington Police data showed 2025 violent crime at its lowest level since 2021, alongside a real, current, unresolved August 2026 news story.
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Learn moreA Real, Cited Above-National Overall Crime Rate
NeighborhoodScout cited Burlington's overall crime rate at 51 per 1,000 residents -- approximately 52.8% above this project's ~33.37 national comparison figure by this record's own calculation, with a 1-in-20 overall victimization chance and a 1-in-200 violent-crime chance, and noted that more than 99% of Vermont communities carry a lower crime rate than Burlington.
A Real, Favorable 2025 Violent-Crime Trend
Burlington Police Department data reported by WCAX in February 2026 showed violent crime incidents in 2025 at their lowest level since 2021 (fewer than 260), with the department's interim chief crediting increased downtown vibrancy and police presence -- a real, genuine, positive trend this record discloses directly alongside the more concerning NeighborhoodScout citation above.
A Real, Current, Unresolved August 2026 News Story
This record's own research this pass found a real, current, unresolved news story: a string of violent incidents in downtown Burlington in mid-August 2026, including a fatal stabbing, prompting continued Burlington Police investigation. Burlington's mayor stated that despite these incidents, violent crime overall remained below 2024 and 2025 levels -- this record discloses this directly rather than treating the earlier favorable trend as the final word.
Neighborhood-Level Variance Was Not Researched This Pass
This record did not independently research neighborhood-level crime variance within Burlington to comparable depth this pass -- movers should research current, address-specific crime data directly via the Burlington Police Department's own published statistics rather than relying on any single citywide framing in isolation.
Key takeaways
- Burlington's cited overall crime rate (51 per 1,000) runs approximately 53% above this project's national comparison figure, per NeighborhoodScout.
- Real, favorable Burlington Police data showed 2025 violent crime at its lowest level since 2021 -- a real, genuine positive trend.
- A real, current, unresolved news story: a string of violent incidents in downtown Burlington in mid-August 2026, including a fatal stabbing.
- This record did not research neighborhood-level crime variance in comparable depth this pass -- confirm current, address-specific data directly.
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