Westbrook, ME Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Westbrook, ME Summary

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

  • There were 255 total crimes committed in Westbrook the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,229.4 total crimes per 100K people in Westbrook.
  • The overall crime rate in Westbrook is -47.10% below the national average.
  • Westbrook ranks #73 safest out of 109 cities in Maine.
  • Westbrook ranks #4,484 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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Westbrook Vs Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Westbrook is 1,229.4 per 100,000 people. That's -47.10% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -2.79% lower than the Maine total crime rate of 1,264.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Westbrook
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 255 1,229.4 1,264.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.6 6.3
Robbery 8 38.6 12.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 20 96.4 58.4 268.2
Violent Crime 37 178.4 108.6 369.8
Burglary 29 139.8 148.8 269.8
Larceny 167 805.2 943.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 22 106.1 63.8 282.7
Property Crime 218 1,051.1 1,156.2 1,954.4

Westbrook 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 Westbrook

37
Violent Crimes
178.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-51.76%
Below The National Average
  • There were 37 violent crimes in Westbrook in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Westbrook is 178.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 560.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Westbrook each year. That compares to a 1 in 921.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -51.76% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 64.29% higher than the Maine violent crime rate of 108.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Westbrook

218
Property Crimes
1,051.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-46.22%
Below The National Average
  • There were 218 property crimes in Westbrook in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Westbrook is 1,051.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 95.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Westbrook each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -46.22% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -9.09% lower than the Maine property crime rate of 1,156.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Westbrook

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Portland, ME 68,199 1,275 1,869.5 1,684.8 184.8
South Portland, ME 27,445 535 1,949.4 1,792.7 156.7
Scarborough, ME 22,913 379 1,654.1 1,588.6 65.5
Saco, ME 20,936 347 1,657.4 1,514.1 143.3
Gorham, ME 18,482 99 535.7 492.4 43.3
Falmouth, ME 12,695 90 708.9 677.4 31.5
Old Orchard Beach, ME 9,244 137 1,482.0 1,319.8 162.3
Yarmouth, ME 9,009 53 588.3 543.9 44.4

Westbrook SnackAbility

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