Vermont at a glance
Population by race and Hispanic origin
States in this database with the most similarly-sized populations
Full-time law enforcement staff in Vermont
- 1,103 Officers
- 376 Civilian staff
Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents
- 2.28 Vermont
- 2.2 National average
Federal grant funding
USA Spending grants to Vermont at the state level have not yet been reviewed, please check back soon. To see grant funding to cities and counties within Vermont, scroll down to the “Cities and counties we’re monitoring” section of this page.
Military equipment transfers
We were unable to locate any military equipment transfers for this location using the LESO Property Transferred to Participating Agencies database published by the Defense Logistics Agency, or transfer data for this state has not yet been reviewed by our staff. This state may have also acquired military equipment for policing via other sources or programs which is not reported here.
Police misconduct data, consent decrees, and settlements
Data last updated December 9, 2025
This is state-level data, not an aggregate of city and county information.
Settlements
We identified 1 publicly reported settlement that resulted in $175,000.00 in monetary compensation to victims.
| Year | Description | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
In June 2024, Gregory Bombard received a $175,000 settlement—$100,000 in damages and $75,000 in attorneys’ fees—after suing the Vermont State Police and Trooper Jay Riggen for violating his First Amendment rights. The lawsuit followed a February 2018 incident in which Riggen pulled over and arrested Bombard for alleged “disorderly conduct” after Bombard cursed at Riggen and gave him the middle finger, actions protected by the U.S. Constitution. The lawsuit, filed in 2021 with support from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression and the American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont, revealed that the Vermont State Police lacked a general First Amendment policy or training for its officers. Following widespread backlash over the original incident, police issued Bombard another citation for disorderly conduct in December 2023. They dropped the charges the next day. As part of the settlement, Bombard agreed not to pursue additional claims related to the later incident. |
Compensation
$175,000.00 |
Counties and cities we’re monitoring in Vermont
Data was last updated September 6, 2022
Counties
| Funding | Misconduct and Settlements | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Population | Grant funding found | Military equipment value | Consent decree | Public misconduct database | Settlements |
| Chittenden County | 170851 | $750,000.00 | $0.00 | No | No | None found |
Cities
| Funding | Misconduct and Settlements | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Population | Officers per 1000 people | Grant funding found | Military equipment value | Consent decree | Public misconduct database | Settlements |
| Burlington | 44649 | 2.43 | $810,119.00 | $0.00 | No | No | None found |
| South Burlington | 20488 | 2.02 | $289,094.00 | $0.00 | No | No | None found |