Crime in Vermont
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State statistics
In 2011 there were 16,011 crimes reported in Vermont, including 11 murders.{{cite web|url=http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/vtcrime.htm|title=Vermont Crime Rates 1960 - 2016|first=Christopher|last=Effgen|website=www.disastercenter.com|access-date=19 April 2018}} In 2014 there were 10,173 crimes reported, including 10 murders.
From 2000 to 2013, the state experienced a 77% increase in treatment for all opiates. About 80% of all inmates are either addicted or in prison because of their addiction.{{Cite news | first=Paul | last=Lefebvre| title=Vermont-a bad place for bucks | newspaper=The Chronicle | location=Barton, Vermont | pages= 1A,24A | date=January 15, 2014 }}
Capital punishment laws
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Capital punishment is no longer applied in the state.{{cite web|url=http://www.religioustolerance.org/execut3.htm|title=Facts about capital punishment - the death penalty|website=www.religioustolerance.org|access-date=19 April 2018}}