A growing Number of Headlines share news of the latest murder, drug related shooting and small businesses struggling with increasing vandalism and theft. Here's the thing, it's not just the headlines. According to reports from the Council of state governments, In 2017, Vermont had the second lowest property and second lowest violent crime rates in the nation. In 2022, we dropped to 18th and 8th. In the last 10 years, violent crime reported to police increased 56%, aggravated assault by 65%, sexual assault by 76% and homicide by 166%. (22:14–22:29)
CLAIM
Asserts that Vermont's crime rates have worsened significantly from 2017 to 2022.
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