Calais, ME Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Calais, ME Summary

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

  • There were 36 total crimes committed in Calais the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,183.8 total crimes per 100K people in Calais.
  • The overall crime rate in Calais is -49.07% below the national average.
  • Calais ranks #68 safest out of 109 cities in Maine.
  • Calais ranks #4,347 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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Calais Vs Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Calais is 1,183.8 per 100,000 people. That's -49.07% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -6.40% lower than the Maine total crime rate of 1,264.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Calais
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 36 1,183.8 1,264.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 12.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 32.9 58.4 268.2
Violent Crime 3 98.7 108.6 369.8
Burglary 4 131.5 148.8 269.8
Larceny 28 920.7 943.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 32.9 63.8 282.7
Property Crime 33 1,085.2 1,156.2 1,954.4

Calais 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 Calais

3
Violent Crimes
98.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-73.32%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in Calais in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Calais is 98.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,013.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Calais each year. That compares to a 1 in 921.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -73.32% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -9.14% lower than the Maine violent crime rate of 108.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Calais

33
Property Crimes
1,085.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-44.48%
Below The National Average
  • There were 33 property crimes in Calais in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Calais is 1,085.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 92.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Calais each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -44.48% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -6.14% lower than the Maine property crime rate of 1,156.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Calais

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Ellsworth, ME 8,676 316 3,642.2 3,492.4 149.8
Bar Harbor, ME 7,478 40 534.9 494.8 40.1
Lincoln, ME 4,846 114 2,352.5 2,249.3 103.2
Machias, ME 1,834 22 1,199.6 981.5 218.1
Eastport, ME 1,282 2 156.0 0.0 156.0

Calais SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
3
Safety
8
Amenities
5
Education
7
Commute
9.5
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