Barre, VT Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Barre, VT Summary

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

  • There were 264 total crimes committed in Barre the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,125.4 total crimes per 100K people in Barre.
  • The overall crime rate in Barre is 34.47% above the national average.
  • Barre ranks #41 safest out of 54 cities in Vermont.
  • Barre ranks #8,267 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.

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Barre Vs Vermont And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Barre is 3,125.4 per 100,000 people. That's 34.47% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 124.78% higher than the Vermont total crime rate of 1,390.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Barre
/ 100k People
Vermont
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 264 3,125.4 1,390.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.2 6.3
Robbery 2 23.7 10.3 66.1
Aggravated Assault 26 307.8 126.7 268.2
Violent Crime 45 532.7 173.4 369.8
Burglary 17 201.3 154.2 269.8
Larceny 201 2,379.5 1,020.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 11.8 42.4 282.7
Property Crime 219 2,592.6 1,217.0 1,954.4

Barre 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 Barre

45
Violent Crimes
532.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
44.06%
Above The National Average
  • There were 45 violent crimes in Barre in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Barre is 532.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 187.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Barre each year. That compares to a 1 in 576.6 chance statewide.
  • That's 44.06% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 207.20% higher than the Vermont violent crime rate of 173.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Barre

219
Property Crimes
2,592.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
32.66%
Above The National Average
  • There were 219 property crimes in Barre in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Barre is 2,592.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 38.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Barre each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 32.66% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 113.04% higher than the Vermont property crime rate of 1,217.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Barre

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
South Burlington, VT 20,307 870 4,284.2 3,988.8 295.5
Hanover, NH 11,778 71 602.8 517.9 84.9
Montpelier, VT 7,995 173 2,163.9 1,838.6 325.2
Shelburne, VT 7,903 136 1,720.9 1,657.6 63.3
Northfield, VT 6,291 28 445.1 159.0 286.1
Stowe, VT 5,359 83 1,548.8 1,492.8 56.0
Hinesburg, VT 4,699 7 149.0 127.7 21.3
Bristol, VT 3,730 6 160.9 107.2 53.6
Norwich, VT 3,681 26 706.3 679.2 27.2

Barre SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
5
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
8
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