Bangor, ME Crime


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Bangor, ME has a lower rate of violent crime than the national average. Specifically, the violent crime rate is 16.2 per 1000 people while the US average is 22.7. On the other hand, property crime in Bangor, ME is higher than the national average at 63.3 compared to 35.4 for the US as a whole. This shows that while residents of Bangor are less likely to be victims of violence, they may be more vulnerable to theft and other forms of property crime.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Bangor violent crime is 16.2. (The US average is 22.7)
Bangor property crime is 63.3. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Bangor, ME Crime History
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Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000165.5030.157.278.25476.6773.44462.6240.7
2001182.63.147.26369.36145.5771.35169.5204.6
2002122012.556.353.24978.7494.44312.2172.1
2003135.26.312.659.756.65488656.94699132
2004141.4025.169.147.15438.6779.24499.2160.2
2005205.1018.982104.14946.8690.94114142
2006167.36.43.277.280.46104.4695.15254.9154.5
2007148.73.212.977.654.96157.1672.35349.1135.7
2008159.93.112.565.878.46325.6799.35375.8150.5
2009204.53.131.5110.159.86952.1893.45926.6132.1
2010164.69.512.79547.55476.9626.84701.3148.8
2011208.96.127.2105.969.65061.3753.74204.6102.9
2012230.118.221.2121.169.65575.7765.84670.7139.2
20139.230.5106.967.25631.6742.14776.4113
2014168.83.112.367.585.95149.5558.54523.467.5
2015172.53.115.458.595.53931.65333346.252.4
2016232.5046.593934153.2557.93480.7114.7
2017150.93.125.14478.63800.2568.93155.875.4
2018176.412.612.647.31044095280.43625.7189
2019109.83.13.147.156.53664.7200.8337687.9

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Brewer, ME33.33,355.69,04832019
Veazie, ME110.31,598.71,82742019
Orono, ME65.3718.111,45152019
Holden, ME97.4681.63,04972019
Hampden, ME13.6707.36,38582019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Orono, ME65.3718.111,45152019
Waterville, ME220.72,636.415,948472019
Augusta, ME263.03,151.018,731572019
Lewiston, ME298.31,996.436,232852019
Brunswick, ME48.81,555.321,367872019

   Visualize the relationship between violent and property crime in similar size cities.

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I have lived just outside of Bangor for four years. I came from the Seattle area and have lived in several states. I love it here. I have found people to be very  More

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I have never lived anyplace and been as much of an outcast and a social pariah as I have been in Bangor ME. I have lived here for 4yrs. and have been met with contempt  More

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DONT'E WAS BULLIED BY SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS IN SCHOOL AND WAS BULLIED BY NUMEROUS TEACHERS THROUGHOUT HIS SCHOOL YEARS IN THE BANGOR SCHOOL  More

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