Caribou, ME Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Caribou, ME Summary

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

  • There were 49 total crimes committed in Caribou the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 666.5 total crimes per 100K people in Caribou.
  • The overall crime rate in Caribou is -71.32% below the national average.
  • Caribou ranks #39 safest out of 109 cities in Maine.
  • Caribou ranks #2,503 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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Caribou Vs Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Caribou is 666.5 per 100,000 people. That's -71.32% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -47.30% lower than the Maine total crime rate of 1,264.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Caribou
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 49 666.5 1,264.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 12.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 68.0 58.4 268.2
Violent Crime 5 68.0 108.6 369.8
Burglary 5 68.0 148.8 269.8
Larceny 37 503.3 943.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 27.2 63.8 282.7
Property Crime 44 598.5 1,156.2 1,954.4

Caribou 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 Caribou

5
Violent Crimes
68.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-81.61%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Caribou in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Caribou is 68.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,470.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Caribou each year. That compares to a 1 in 921.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -81.61% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -37.37% lower than the Maine violent crime rate of 108.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Caribou

44
Property Crimes
598.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-69.38%
Below The National Average
  • There were 44 property crimes in Caribou in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Caribou is 598.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 167.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Caribou each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -69.38% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -48.24% lower than the Maine property crime rate of 1,156.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Caribou

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Chico, CA 102,499 2,292 2,236.1 1,661.5 574.6
La Porte, IN 22,371 417 1,864.0 1,662.9 201.2
Oroville, CA 19,868 921 4,635.6 3,583.7 1,051.9
Susanville, CA 16,493 279 1,691.6 1,200.5 491.1
Paradise, CA 5,860 101 1,723.5 1,365.2 358.4

Caribou SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
3
Safety
8
Amenities
6
Education
7
Commute
9.5
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