Overview
The Vermont Center for Justice Research is available to provide assistance to the public, researchers, policymakers, and the media regarding crime, criminal sentencing, and highway safety data. Click on the Data Request Form link at the bottom of this page to send the Center staff an email to request information. When completing the Data Request Form please be as complete as possible as to the nature of the information you are requesting.The Center provides a specialized data request service to prosecuting and defense attorneys concerning criminal sentencing information. This information is developed from the Center’s Adjudication Database which contains sentencing information on all felony and misdemeanor charges prosecuted in Vermont District Courts over the past 20 years. When requesting sentencing information it is important to provide detailed information regarding the nature of the request. Please review the Instructions for Completing Sentencing Requests below before clicking on the Data Request Form link at the bottom of this page.
Instructions for filling out the Data Request form
When filling out the Data Request form the following information should be included:
• Offense Statute number, including subsection(s).
• Offense Level (Felony / Misdemeanor) where appropriate.
• Number of years to include in the query.
Examples:
(1) Sentences for Assault and Robbery (13-608(a)), Sentences for Assault & Robbery, Armed (13-608(b)), and Sentences for Assault & Robbery, with Injury (608(c)) for the last 5 years.
(2) Sentences for felony Retail Theft (13-2575(1)), 2008-2010.
(3) Court Dispositions and Sentence Types for misdemeanor Possession of Marijuana (18-4230(a)(1)), by County, 2005-2010.