Waldoboro, ME Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Waldoboro, ME Summary

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

  • There were 35 total crimes committed in Waldoboro the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 658.6 total crimes per 100K people in Waldoboro.
  • The overall crime rate in Waldoboro is -71.66% below the national average.
  • Waldoboro ranks #38 safest out of 109 cities in Maine.
  • Waldoboro ranks #2,475 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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Waldoboro Vs Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Waldoboro is 658.6 per 100,000 people. That's -71.66% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -47.92% lower than the Maine total crime rate of 1,264.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Waldoboro
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 35 658.6 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 18.8 58.4 268.2
Violent Crime 1 18.8 108.6 369.8
Burglary 7 131.7 148.8 269.8
Larceny 26 489.3 943.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 18.8 63.8 282.7
Property Crime 34 639.8 1,156.2 1,954.4

Waldoboro 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 Waldoboro

1
Violent Crimes
18.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-94.91%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 violent crimes in Waldoboro in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Waldoboro is 18.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 5,314.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Waldoboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 921.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -94.91% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -82.67% lower than the Maine violent crime rate of 108.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Waldoboro

34
Property Crimes
639.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-67.26%
Below The National Average
  • There were 34 property crimes in Waldoboro in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Waldoboro is 639.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 156.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Waldoboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -67.26% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -44.66% lower than the Maine property crime rate of 1,156.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Waldoboro

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
Auburn, ME 24,122 664 2,752.7 2,586.9 165.8
Brunswick, ME 21,888 350 1,599.0 1,526.0 73.1
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
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

Waldoboro SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
4
Diversity
1
Safety
9
Amenities
3
Education
7
Commute
5
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