Bar Harbor, ME Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bar Harbor, ME Summary

Crime in Bar Harbor research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bar Harbor 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 Bar Harbor:

  • There were 40 total crimes committed in Bar Harbor the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 534.9 total crimes per 100K people in Bar Harbor.
  • The overall crime rate in Bar Harbor is -76.99% below the national average.
  • Bar Harbor ranks #29 safest out of 109 cities in Maine.
  • Bar Harbor ranks #1,953 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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Bar Harbor Vs Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bar Harbor is 534.9 per 100,000 people. That's -76.99% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -57.71% lower than the Maine total crime rate of 1,264.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bar Harbor
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 40 534.9 1,264.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 12.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 40.1 58.4 268.2
Violent Crime 3 40.1 108.6 369.8
Burglary 2 26.7 148.8 269.8
Larceny 33 441.3 943.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 26.7 63.8 282.7
Property Crime 37 494.8 1,156.2 1,954.4

Bar Harbor 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 Bar Harbor

3
Violent Crimes
40.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-89.15%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in Bar Harbor in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bar Harbor is 40.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,492.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bar Harbor each year. That compares to a 1 in 921.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -89.15% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -63.05% lower than the Maine violent crime rate of 108.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bar Harbor

37
Property Crimes
494.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-74.68%
Below The National Average
  • There were 37 property crimes in Bar Harbor in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bar Harbor is 494.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 202.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bar Harbor each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -74.68% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -57.21% lower than the Maine property crime rate of 1,156.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bar Harbor

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Bangor, ME 32,078 1,602 4,994.1 4,832.0 162.1
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
Hampden, ME 7,864 40 508.6 495.9 12.7
Rockland, ME 7,081 165 2,330.2 2,245.4 84.7
Belfast, ME 7,037 44 625.3 611.1 14.2
Bucksport, ME 5,080 46 905.5 866.1 39.4
Searsport, ME 2,663 6 225.3 225.3 0.0
Southwest Harbor, ME 1,836 7 381.3 381.3 0.0

Bar Harbor SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
7
Diversity
8
Safety
9
Amenities
5
Education
9.5
Commute
10
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