Old Town, ME Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Old Town, ME Summary

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

  • There were 63 total crimes committed in Old Town the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 854.6 total crimes per 100K people in Old Town.
  • The overall crime rate in Old Town is -63.23% below the national average.
  • Old Town ranks #49 safest out of 109 cities in Maine.
  • Old Town ranks #3,242 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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Old Town Vs Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Old Town is 854.6 per 100,000 people. That's -63.23% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -32.43% lower than the Maine total crime rate of 1,264.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Old Town
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 63 854.6 1,264.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.6 6.3
Robbery 1 13.6 12.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 13.6 58.4 268.2
Violent Crime 2 27.1 108.6 369.8
Burglary 8 108.5 148.8 269.8
Larceny 51 691.8 943.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 27.1 63.8 282.7
Property Crime 61 827.5 1,156.2 1,954.4

Old Town 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 Old Town

2
Violent Crimes
27.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-92.66%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Old Town in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Old Town is 27.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 3,686.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Old Town each year. That compares to a 1 in 921.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -92.66% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -75.01% lower than the Maine violent crime rate of 108.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Old Town

61
Property Crimes
827.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-57.66%
Below The National Average
  • There were 61 property crimes in Old Town in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Old Town is 827.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 120.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Old Town each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -57.66% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -28.43% lower than the Maine property crime rate of 1,156.2 per 100,000 people.

Old Town SnackAbility

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