Falmouth, ME Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Falmouth, ME Summary

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

  • There were 90 total crimes committed in Falmouth the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 708.9 total crimes per 100K people in Falmouth.
  • The overall crime rate in Falmouth is -69.50% below the national average.
  • Falmouth ranks #43 safest out of 109 cities in Maine.
  • Falmouth ranks #2,672 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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Falmouth Vs Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Falmouth is 708.9 per 100,000 people. That's -69.50% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -43.95% lower than the Maine total crime rate of 1,264.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Falmouth
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 90 708.9 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 23.6 58.4 268.2
Violent Crime 4 31.5 108.6 369.8
Burglary 3 23.6 148.8 269.8
Larceny 76 598.7 943.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 7 55.1 63.8 282.7
Property Crime 86 677.4 1,156.2 1,954.4

Falmouth 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 Falmouth

4
Violent Crimes
31.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-91.48%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Falmouth in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Falmouth is 31.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 3,173.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Falmouth each year. That compares to a 1 in 921.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -91.48% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -70.98% lower than the Maine violent crime rate of 108.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Falmouth

86
Property Crimes
677.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-65.34%
Below The National Average
  • There were 86 property crimes in Falmouth in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Falmouth is 677.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 147.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Falmouth each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -65.34% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -41.41% lower than the Maine property crime rate of 1,156.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Falmouth

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Portland, ME 68,199 1,275 1,869.5 1,684.8 184.8
South Portland, ME 27,445 535 1,949.4 1,792.7 156.7
Scarborough, ME 22,913 379 1,654.1 1,588.6 65.5
Brunswick, ME 21,888 350 1,599.0 1,526.0 73.1
Saco, ME 20,936 347 1,657.4 1,514.1 143.3
Westbrook, ME 20,741 255 1,229.4 1,051.1 178.4
Gorham, ME 18,482 99 535.7 492.4 43.3
Old Orchard Beach, ME 9,244 137 1,482.0 1,319.8 162.3
Yarmouth, ME 9,009 53 588.3 543.9 44.4

Falmouth SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
9
Amenities
5
Education
9
Commute
9
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