Bangor, ME Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bangor, ME Summary

Crime in Bangor research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bangor over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Bangor:

  • There were 1,602 total crimes committed in Bangor the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,994.1 total crimes per 100K people in Bangor.
  • The overall crime rate in Bangor is 114.87% above the national average.
  • Bangor ranks #109 safest out of 109 cities in Maine.
  • Bangor ranks #9,400 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Bangor Vs Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bangor is 4,994.1 per 100,000 people. That's 114.87% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 294.86% higher than the Maine total crime rate of 1,264.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bangor
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,602 4,994.1 1,264.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.6 6.3
Robbery 19 59.2 12.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 26 81.1 58.4 268.2
Violent Crime 52 162.1 108.6 369.8
Burglary 100 311.7 148.8 269.8
Larceny 1,417 4,417.4 943.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 33 102.9 63.8 282.7
Property Crime 1,550 4,832.0 1,156.2 1,954.4

Bangor Crime Compared To Maine Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Maine.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Bangor

52
Violent Crimes
162.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-56.16%
Below The National Average
  • There were 52 violent crimes in Bangor in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bangor is 162.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 616.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bangor each year. That compares to a 1 in 921.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -56.16% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 49.29% higher than the Maine violent crime rate of 108.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bangor

1,550
Property Crimes
4,832.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
147.24%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,550 property crimes in Bangor in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bangor is 4,832.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 20.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bangor each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 147.24% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 317.93% higher than the Maine property crime rate of 1,156.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bangor

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Waterville, ME 15,972 719 4,501.6 4,295.0 206.6
Orono, ME 11,651 47 403.4 360.5 42.9
Brewer, ME 9,634 219 2,273.2 2,242.1 31.1
Ellsworth, ME 8,676 316 3,642.2 3,492.4 149.8
Skowhegan, ME 8,595 276 3,211.2 3,001.7 209.4
Hampden, ME 7,864 40 508.6 495.9 12.7
Belfast, ME 7,037 44 625.3 611.1 14.2
Bucksport, ME 5,080 46 905.5 866.1 39.4
Newport, ME 3,120 51 1,634.6 1,602.6 32.1
Searsport, ME 2,663 6 225.3 225.3 0.0

Bangor SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
7
Affordability
6
Diversity
6
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
9
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