FBI arson data · 2024
Vermont Arson
46 arson offenses were reported by 105 Vermont law-enforcement agencies in 2024 — 0.1% of the national total. The most was reported by Burlington Police Department (10).
Vermont agencies with the most reported arson
| Agency | Type | County | Arsons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington Police Department | City | Chittenden County | 10 |
| Barre Police Department | City | Washington County | 4 |
| South Burlington Police Department | City | Chittenden County | 3 |
| Bennington Police Department | City | Bennington County | 2 |
| University of Vermont | University or College | Chittenden County | 2 |
| St. Albans Police Department | City | Franklin County | 2 |
| Berlin Police Department | City | Washington County | 2 |
| Brattleboro Police Department | City | Windham County | 2 |
| State Police: St. Albans | State Police | Franklin County | 2 |
| State Police: Royalton | State Police | Windsor County | 2 |
| Bennington County Sheriff's Office | County | Bennington County | 1 |
| Essex Police Department | City | Chittenden County | 1 |
| Winooski Police Department | City | Chittenden County | 1 |
| Colchester Police Department | City | Chittenden County | 1 |
| Williston Police Department | City | Chittenden County | 1 |
| Hinesburg Police Department | City | Chittenden County | 1 |
| Franklin County Sheriff's Office | County | Franklin County | 1 |
| Swanton Police Department | City | Franklin County | 1 |
| Grand Isle County Sheriff's Office | County | Grand Isle County | 1 |
| Rutland Police Department | City | Rutland County | 1 |
| Rutland Town Police Department | City | Rutland County | 1 |
| Bellows Falls Police Department | City | Windham County | 1 |
| Hartford Police Department | City | Windsor County | 1 |
| State Police: Williston | State Police | Chittenden County | 1 |
| State Police: Westminster | State Police | — | 1 |
Vermont arson by county
By the reporting agency's headquarters county — multi-jurisdiction agencies land in one county. Counties with no reported arson are not listed.
About this data
- Counts are arson offenses (fires), not arrests. Each figure is a fire that a law-enforcement agency determined or suspected was intentionally set. Arson arrests are a different, much smaller number — most arsons are never cleared — and are tracked separately in our Arrests dataset.
- The figures are de-duplicated across the FBI's two overlapping reporting streams — the legacy SRS summary system and NIBRS incident data. Most agencies appear in both, so naively summing the two streams, as some published totals do, roughly doubles the count. Each agency here is counted once, from its best available stream.
- Reported agencies only. The total covers agencies in the FBI's 2024 master files — about 96% of the FBI's own de-duplicated figure of 36,558, which comes from its live database and includes some later-arriving reports. Nothing here is estimated, so totals slightly undercount and are not strictly comparable across areas with different reporting coverage.
- Location is the reporting agency's headquarters county, not where the fire happened. Multi-jurisdiction agencies concentrate in one county — every NYPD-reported arson lands in New York County, for example — and county figures cover geolocated agencies only, so they sum to slightly less than the national total.
- Zero and missing mean different things. A zero means agencies in that county reported to the FBI and logged no arson; a county with no figure at all had no reporting agency headquartered there.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, 2024 SRS and NIBRS files, de-duplicated by agency. pumsdata is independent and not affiliated with the FBI. How our data works.
Vermont arson — FAQ
How many arsons were reported in Vermont in 2024?+
46 arson offenses were reported to the FBI by 105 Vermont law-enforcement agencies in 2024; 25 of those agencies logged at least one arson. Actual arsons are somewhat higher, since not every agency reports.
Which agency reported the most arson in Vermont?+
Burlington Police Department, with 10 reported arson offenses in 2024 (headquartered in Chittenden County).
What share of U.S. arson happens in Vermont?+
Vermont's 46 reported arsons were 0.1% of the 34,990 reported nationwide in 2024. Reporting coverage varies by state, so shares are approximate.
Where does this data come from?+
The FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program's 2024 SRS and NIBRS files, de-duplicated by agency. Counts are arson offenses (fires), not arrests, from reporting agencies only. pumsdata is independent and not affiliated with the FBI.