Bath, ME Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bath, ME Summary

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

  • There were 80 total crimes committed in Bath the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 905.6 total crimes per 100K people in Bath.
  • The overall crime rate in Bath is -61.04% below the national average.
  • Bath ranks #56 safest out of 109 cities in Maine.
  • Bath ranks #3,414 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

Bath Vs Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bath is 905.6 per 100,000 people. That's -61.04% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -28.40% lower than the Maine total crime rate of 1,264.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bath
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 80 905.6 1,264.8 2,324.2
Murder 1 11.3 1.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 12.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 22.6 58.4 268.2
Violent Crime 3 34.0 108.6 369.8
Burglary 4 45.3 148.8 269.8
Larceny 73 826.4 943.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 63.8 282.7
Property Crime 77 871.6 1,156.2 1,954.4

Bath 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 Bath

3
Violent Crimes
34.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-90.82%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in Bath in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bath is 34.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,944.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bath each year. That compares to a 1 in 921.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -90.82% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -68.72% lower than the Maine violent crime rate of 108.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bath

77
Property Crimes
871.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-55.40%
Below The National Average
  • There were 77 property crimes in Bath in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bath is 871.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 114.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bath each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -55.40% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -24.61% lower than the Maine property crime rate of 1,156.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bath

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
Topsham, ME 9,680 114 1,177.7 1,126.0 51.7
Yarmouth, ME 9,009 53 588.3 543.9 44.4
Freeport, ME 8,802 107 1,215.6 1,192.9 22.7
Gardiner, ME 5,675 56 986.8 916.3 70.5
Wiscasset, ME 3,880 47 1,211.3 1,108.2 103.1
Richmond, ME 3,585 6 167.4 167.4 0.0
Damariscotta, ME 2,332 18 771.9 729.0 42.9
Boothbay Harbor, ME 2,090 11 526.3 526.3 0.0

Bath SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
7
Diversity
4
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
9
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