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Incarceration Rate Per 100,000 Adult Residents
Current Value
150
Definition
Story Behind the Curve
The Vermont Corrections system integrates services for long term sentenced prisoners (those sentenced to a maximum of greater than one year) and shorter-termed jail inmates (those sentenced to a maximum of under one year).
At year-end 2023, Vermont had one of the lowest imprisonment rates in the U.S. compared to the nationwide average (150 per 100,000 Adult).
Updated by the Vermont Department of Corrections: October, 2025
Notes on Methodology
Source: U.S. Department Bureau of Justice Statistics 2023 Statistical Tables (September 2025)
As of September 2025, this is the most current data reported by the Bureau of Justice Statistics.