Vermont officials say the state is working to set up three shelters in the coming weeks for families experiencing homelessness who had to leave state-funded motel rooms this fall after the legislature imposed new caps on that pandemic-era emergency housing program ...
Vermont Criminal Background Data In 2009 Vermont had a total violent crime rate of 135.1 incidents per 100,000 individuals, which was lower than the U.S. violent crime rate of 439.7. Of the 135.1 violent crime incidents, 1.3 were murders, 21.5 were forcible rapes, 18 were robberies, and 9...
Find out which cities are the safest in Vermont based on the FBI’s most recent data on violent crimes and property crimes. See if your city made the list!
Vermont’s suicide rate is 50% higher than the national average. This public health crisis drove the legislature’s work in 2023 on Act 45, which addresses suicide prevention. The vast majority of deaths by suicide in Vermont are caused by a firearm. A child who lives in a home with a ...
Vermont has the highest rate of nuclear-generated power in the nation, 73.7 percent.[217] Vermont is one of two states with no coal-fired power plant.[218] All Vermont utilities get their power from lines run by ISO New England. Each utility pays a share of transmitting power over these...
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