Bridgton, ME Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bridgton, ME Summary

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

  • There were 56 total crimes committed in Bridgton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 992.9 total crimes per 100K people in Bridgton.
  • The overall crime rate in Bridgton is -57.28% below the national average.
  • Bridgton ranks #60 safest out of 109 cities in Maine.
  • Bridgton ranks #3,705 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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Bridgton Vs Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bridgton is 992.9 per 100,000 people. That's -57.28% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -21.49% lower than the Maine total crime rate of 1,264.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bridgton
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 56 992.9 1,264.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 12.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 88.7 58.4 268.2
Violent Crime 5 88.7 108.6 369.8
Burglary 9 159.6 148.8 269.8
Larceny 36 638.3 943.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 106.4 63.8 282.7
Property Crime 51 904.3 1,156.2 1,954.4

Bridgton 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 Bridgton

5
Violent Crimes
88.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-76.03%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Bridgton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bridgton is 88.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,128.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bridgton each year. That compares to a 1 in 921.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -76.03% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -18.35% lower than the Maine violent crime rate of 108.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bridgton

51
Property Crimes
904.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-53.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 51 property crimes in Bridgton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bridgton is 904.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 110.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bridgton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -53.73% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -21.79% lower than the Maine property crime rate of 1,156.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bridgton

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
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
Kennebunk, ME 11,804 66 559.1 533.7 25.4
Conway, NH 10,334 231 2,235.3 2,070.8 164.5
Topsham, ME 9,680 114 1,177.7 1,126.0 51.7
Yarmouth, ME 9,009 53 588.3 543.9 44.4
Bath, ME 8,834 80 905.6 871.6 34.0

Bridgton SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
8
Amenities
4
Education
9
Commute
8.5
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