VERMONT IS A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE

Why Is This Important?

Measures

2019act186

Rate of petitions granted for relief from domestic abuse per 1,000 residents

I

2018

0.005

1

-17%

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Rate of violent crime per 1,000 crimes

I

2018

1.72

1

69%

2019act186

Rate of sexual assault committed against residents per 1,000 residents

I

2018

0.45

4

114%

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Number of highway fatalities involving no or the improper use of seatbelts

I

2018

19

22

2

-17%

VDCF

Rate per 1,000 Vermont children found to be a substantiated child victim of abuse and neglect.

I

2021

3.8 per 1,000

3

-55%

VDCF

Rate per 1,000 Vermont children in custody on the last day of the federal fiscal year.

I

2021

9.3per 1,000

3

-13%

VDOC

Recidivism Rate

I

2018

42.60

2

-3%

VDH

Obesity

% of households with food insecurity

I

2020

9%

5%

2

-34%