Berwick, ME Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Berwick, ME Summary

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

  • There were 68 total crimes committed in Berwick the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 830.8 total crimes per 100K people in Berwick.
  • The overall crime rate in Berwick is -64.25% below the national average.
  • Berwick ranks #48 safest out of 109 cities in Maine.
  • Berwick ranks #3,158 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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Berwick Vs Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Berwick is 830.8 per 100,000 people. That's -64.25% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -34.31% lower than the Maine total crime rate of 1,264.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Berwick
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 68 830.8 1,264.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 12.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 48.9 58.4 268.2
Violent Crime 9 110.0 108.6 369.8
Burglary 9 110.0 148.8 269.8
Larceny 50 610.9 943.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 63.8 282.7
Property Crime 59 720.8 1,156.2 1,954.4

Berwick 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 Berwick

9
Violent Crimes
110.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-70.27%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in Berwick in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Berwick is 110.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 909.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Berwick each year. That compares to a 1 in 921.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -70.27% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 1.27% higher than the Maine violent crime rate of 108.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Berwick

59
Property Crimes
720.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-63.12%
Below The National Average
  • There were 59 property crimes in Berwick in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Berwick is 720.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 138.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Berwick each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -63.12% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -37.65% lower than the Maine property crime rate of 1,156.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Berwick

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Dover, NH 33,453 353 1,055.2 1,016.4 38.9
Rochester, NH 33,098 637 1,924.6 1,734.2 190.3
Portsmouth, NH 22,513 322 1,430.3 1,252.6 177.7
Durham, NH 15,550 58 373.0 315.1 57.9
Somersworth, NH 12,160 256 2,105.3 2,014.8 90.5
Kennebunk, ME 11,804 66 559.1 533.7 25.4
Newmarket, NH 9,417 55 584.1 499.1 85.0
North Berwick, ME 5,163 25 484.2 387.4 96.8

Berwick SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
3
Safety
9
Amenities
6
Education
8.5
Commute
7
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