Crime & Safety in Milton
Milton's cited crime data runs genuinely two-sided, and this record discloses both framings directly -- with a net more favorable picture than this project's other Chittenden County Tier A markets.
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Milton's overall crime rate (approximately 11 per 1,000, a cited 1-in-87 chance of victimization) runs higher than approximately 73% of Vermont's own cities and towns -- an unflattering reading, though less severe than this project's Colchester (86%) and Williston (98%) records.
A genuinely favorable national comparison
The same source separately described Milton's rate as noticeably LOWER than average compared with similarly-sized US communities nationally -- the most favorable such comparison among this project's three Chittenden County Tier A markets.
About-average violent crime
Violent crime specifically was cited at approximately 1-in-671, described as about average for all communities in America across all population sizes.
Key takeaways
- Milton's overall crime rate runs higher than 73% of VT towns, though less severe than this project's other Chittenden County records.
- Milton runs noticeably LOWER than average against similarly-sized US communities nationally.
- Violent crime specifically runs about average nationally.
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