Presque Isle, ME Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Presque Isle, ME Summary

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

  • There were 229 total crimes committed in Presque Isle the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,618.3 total crimes per 100K people in Presque Isle.
  • The overall crime rate in Presque Isle is 12.66% above the national average.
  • Presque Isle ranks #101 safest out of 109 cities in Maine.
  • Presque Isle ranks #7,651 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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Presque Isle Vs Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Presque Isle is 2,618.3 per 100,000 people. That's 12.66% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 107.02% higher than the Maine total crime rate of 1,264.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Presque Isle
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 229 2,618.3 1,264.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.6 6.3
Robbery 1 11.4 12.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 11 125.8 58.4 268.2
Violent Crime 16 182.9 108.6 369.8
Burglary 15 171.5 148.8 269.8
Larceny 192 2,195.3 943.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 68.6 63.8 282.7
Property Crime 213 2,435.4 1,156.2 1,954.4

Presque Isle 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 Presque Isle

16
Violent Crimes
182.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-50.53%
Below The National Average
  • There were 16 violent crimes in Presque Isle in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Presque Isle is 182.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 546.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Presque Isle each year. That compares to a 1 in 921.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -50.53% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 68.48% higher than the Maine violent crime rate of 108.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Presque Isle

213
Property Crimes
2,435.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
24.61%
Above The National Average
  • There were 213 property crimes in Presque Isle in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Presque Isle is 2,435.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 41.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Presque Isle each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 24.61% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 110.64% higher than the Maine property crime rate of 1,156.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Presque Isle

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Caribou, ME 7,352 49 666.5 598.5 68.0
Houlton, ME 6,071 116 1,910.7 1,828.4 82.4
Fort Fairfield, ME 3,267 31 948.9 857.1 91.8
Van Buren, ME 1,972 8 405.7 355.0 50.7
Limestone, ME 1,524 6 393.7 393.7 0.0
Washburn, ME 1,498 4 267.0 66.8 200.3
Ashland, ME 1,184 5 422.3 253.4 168.9

Presque Isle SnackAbility

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