Thomaston, ME Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Thomaston, ME Summary

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

  • There were 37 total crimes committed in Thomaston the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,313.9 total crimes per 100K people in Thomaston.
  • The overall crime rate in Thomaston is -43.47% below the national average.
  • Thomaston ranks #78 safest out of 109 cities in Maine.
  • Thomaston ranks #4,767 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.

Additional research about crime in Maine

Thomaston Vs Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Thomaston is 1,313.9 per 100,000 people. That's -43.47% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 3.89% higher than the Maine total crime rate of 1,264.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Thomaston
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 37 1,313.9 1,264.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 12.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 35.5 58.4 268.2
Violent Crime 1 35.5 108.6 369.8
Burglary 2 71.0 148.8 269.8
Larceny 33 1,171.9 943.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 35.5 63.8 282.7
Property Crime 36 1,278.4 1,156.2 1,954.4

Thomaston 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 Thomaston

1
Violent Crimes
35.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-90.40%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 violent crimes in Thomaston in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Thomaston is 35.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,816.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Thomaston each year. That compares to a 1 in 921.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -90.40% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -67.30% lower than the Maine violent crime rate of 108.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Thomaston

36
Property Crimes
1,278.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-34.59%
Below The National Average
  • There were 36 property crimes in Thomaston in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Thomaston is 1,278.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 78.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Thomaston each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -34.59% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 10.57% higher than the Maine property crime rate of 1,156.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Thomaston

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lewiston, ME 36,488 802 2,198.0 1,921.2 276.8
Brunswick, ME 21,888 350 1,599.0 1,526.0 73.1
Waterville, ME 15,972 719 4,501.6 4,295.0 206.6
Topsham, ME 9,680 114 1,177.7 1,126.0 51.7
Bath, ME 8,834 80 905.6 871.6 34.0
Ellsworth, ME 8,676 316 3,642.2 3,492.4 149.8
Rockland, ME 7,081 165 2,330.2 2,245.4 84.7
Belfast, ME 7,037 44 625.3 611.1 14.2
Gardiner, ME 5,675 56 986.8 916.3 70.5
Camden, ME 5,326 21 394.3 394.3 0.0

Thomaston SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
7
Affordability
5
Diversity
6
Safety
6
Amenities
6
Education
8
Commute
9
Enjoy The Snack?