Waterville, ME Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Waterville, ME Summary

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

  • There were 719 total crimes committed in Waterville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,501.6 total crimes per 100K people in Waterville.
  • The overall crime rate in Waterville is 93.69% above the national average.
  • Waterville ranks #108 safest out of 109 cities in Maine.
  • Waterville ranks #9,220 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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Waterville Vs Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Waterville is 4,501.6 per 100,000 people. That's 93.69% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 255.93% higher than the Maine total crime rate of 1,264.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Waterville
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 719 4,501.6 1,264.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.6 6.3
Robbery 3 18.8 12.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 15 93.9 58.4 268.2
Violent Crime 33 206.6 108.6 369.8
Burglary 45 281.7 148.8 269.8
Larceny 622 3,894.3 943.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 19 119.0 63.8 282.7
Property Crime 686 4,295.0 1,156.2 1,954.4

Waterville 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 Waterville

33
Violent Crimes
206.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-44.13%
Below The National Average
  • There were 33 violent crimes in Waterville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Waterville is 206.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 484.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Waterville each year. That compares to a 1 in 921.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -44.13% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 90.28% higher than the Maine violent crime rate of 108.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Waterville

686
Property Crimes
4,295.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
119.76%
Above The National Average
  • There were 686 property crimes in Waterville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Waterville is 4,295.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 23.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Waterville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 119.76% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 271.48% higher than the Maine property crime rate of 1,156.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Waterville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Bangor, ME 32,078 1,602 4,994.1 4,832.0 162.1
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
Augusta, ME 19,013 822 4,323.4 3,876.3 447.1
Topsham, ME 9,680 114 1,177.7 1,126.0 51.7
Brewer, ME 9,634 219 2,273.2 2,242.1 31.1
Bath, ME 8,834 80 905.6 871.6 34.0
Skowhegan, ME 8,595 276 3,211.2 3,001.7 209.4
Rockland, ME 7,081 165 2,330.2 2,245.4 84.7
Belfast, ME 7,037 44 625.3 611.1 14.2

Waterville SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
5
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
9
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