Gardiner, ME Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Gardiner, ME Summary

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

  • There were 56 total crimes committed in Gardiner the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 986.8 total crimes per 100K people in Gardiner.
  • The overall crime rate in Gardiner is -57.54% below the national average.
  • Gardiner ranks #59 safest out of 109 cities in Maine.
  • Gardiner ranks #3,686 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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Gardiner Vs Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Gardiner is 986.8 per 100,000 people. That's -57.54% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -21.98% lower than the Maine total crime rate of 1,264.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Gardiner
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 56 986.8 1,264.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.6 6.3
Robbery 1 17.6 12.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 0 0.0 58.4 268.2
Violent Crime 4 70.5 108.6 369.8
Burglary 4 70.5 148.8 269.8
Larceny 42 740.1 943.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 105.7 63.8 282.7
Property Crime 52 916.3 1,156.2 1,954.4

Gardiner 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 Gardiner

4
Violent Crimes
70.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-80.94%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Gardiner in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Gardiner is 70.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,418.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Gardiner each year. That compares to a 1 in 921.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -80.94% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -35.09% lower than the Maine violent crime rate of 108.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Gardiner

52
Property Crimes
916.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-53.12%
Below The National Average
  • There were 52 property crimes in Gardiner in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Gardiner is 916.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 109.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Gardiner each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -53.12% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -20.75% lower than the Maine property crime rate of 1,156.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Gardiner

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
Brunswick, ME 21,888 350 1,599.0 1,526.0 73.1
Westbrook, ME 20,741 255 1,229.4 1,051.1 178.4
Augusta, ME 19,013 822 4,323.4 3,876.3 447.1
Gorham, ME 18,482 99 535.7 492.4 43.3
Falmouth, ME 12,695 90 708.9 677.4 31.5
Topsham, ME 9,680 114 1,177.7 1,126.0 51.7
Yarmouth, ME 9,009 53 588.3 543.9 44.4
Bath, ME 8,834 80 905.6 871.6 34.0

Gardiner SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
4
Safety
9
Amenities
6
Education
8
Commute
7
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