Brewer, ME Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Brewer, ME Summary

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

  • There were 219 total crimes committed in Brewer the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,273.2 total crimes per 100K people in Brewer.
  • The overall crime rate in Brewer is -2.19% below the national average.
  • Brewer ranks #96 safest out of 109 cities in Maine.
  • Brewer ranks #7,100 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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Brewer Vs Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Brewer is 2,273.2 per 100,000 people. That's -2.19% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 79.73% higher than the Maine total crime rate of 1,264.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Brewer
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 219 2,273.2 1,264.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.6 6.3
Robbery 2 20.8 12.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 10.4 58.4 268.2
Violent Crime 3 31.1 108.6 369.8
Burglary 6 62.3 148.8 269.8
Larceny 207 2,148.6 943.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 31.1 63.8 282.7
Property Crime 216 2,242.1 1,156.2 1,954.4

Brewer 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 Brewer

3
Violent Crimes
31.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-91.58%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in Brewer in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Brewer is 31.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 3,211.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Brewer each year. That compares to a 1 in 921.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -91.58% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -71.32% lower than the Maine violent crime rate of 108.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Brewer

216
Property Crimes
2,242.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
14.72%
Above The National Average
  • There were 216 property crimes in Brewer in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Brewer is 2,242.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 44.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Brewer each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 14.72% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 93.92% higher than the Maine property crime rate of 1,156.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Brewer

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
Waterville, ME 15,972 719 4,501.6 4,295.0 206.6
Orono, ME 11,651 47 403.4 360.5 42.9
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
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
Newport, ME 3,120 51 1,634.6 1,602.6 32.1

Brewer SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
7
Affordability
6
Diversity
3
Safety
8
Amenities
7
Education
8
Commute
9.5
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