Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Vernon, CT Crime Grade
How Vernon grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Connecticut — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
1/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Connecticut
4/10
vs. Connecticut cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Vernon, CT was 32.2 per 100,000 residents (10 incidents over a population of 31,080). That puts Vernon Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 70% below the Connecticut statewide rate of 108.0.
That ranks Vernon #268 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 93% of them, and #34 of 86 in Connecticut. Violent crime is down 24% year over year and down 59% over the last five years.
Vernon, CT crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (1/10)
- Connecticut Grade
- B (4/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 32.2 / 100k
- National rank
- #268 of 3,771
- CT rank
- #34 of 86
- Safer than
- 93% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 24%
- 5-year change
- down 59%
- Population
- 31,080
- Reporting agency
- Vernon Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Vernon Police Department (FBI ORI CT0014600) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Vernon, CT
Also known as
- North Bolton
- Vernon Depot
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Vernon (red), Connecticut (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Vernon vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 78.2(23) | 49.0(15) | 29.2(9) | 42.3(13) | 32.2(10) |
| Murder | 3.4(1) | 0.0(0) | 3.2(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 3.4(1) | 9.8(3) | 0.0(0) | 13.0(4) | 9.7(3) |
| Robbery | 13.6(4) | 19.6(6) | 6.5(2) | 6.5(2) | 9.7(3) |
| Aggravated assault | 57.8(17) | 19.6(6) | 19.5(6) | 22.8(7) | 12.9(4) |
| Property crime | 1209.9(356) | 1275.2(390) | 1365.2(421) | 1031.3(317) | 1019.9(317) |
| Burglary | 183.5(54) | 111.2(34) | 233.5(72) | 81.3(25) | 103.0(32) |
| Larceny | 934.6(275) | 1059.4(324) | 1002.0(309) | 819.8(252) | 839.8(261) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 91.8(27) | 104.6(32) | 126.5(39) | 126.9(39) | 67.6(21) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Vernon, CT Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Vernon Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Vernon calculated?
- Vernon's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Connecticut state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Connecticut cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Vernon Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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