Fairfield, ME Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Fairfield, ME Summary

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

  • There were 122 total crimes committed in Fairfield the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,874.9 total crimes per 100K people in Fairfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Fairfield is -19.33% below the national average.
  • Fairfield ranks #90 safest out of 109 cities in Maine.
  • Fairfield ranks #6,255 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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Fairfield Vs Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fairfield is 1,874.9 per 100,000 people. That's -19.33% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 48.24% higher than the Maine total crime rate of 1,264.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fairfield
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 122 1,874.9 1,264.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.6 6.3
Robbery 2 30.7 12.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 46.1 58.4 268.2
Violent Crime 10 153.7 108.6 369.8
Burglary 13 199.8 148.8 269.8
Larceny 90 1,383.1 943.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 138.3 63.8 282.7
Property Crime 112 1,721.2 1,156.2 1,954.4

Fairfield 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 Fairfield

10
Violent Crimes
153.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-58.44%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Fairfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fairfield is 153.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 650.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fairfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 921.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -58.44% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 41.54% higher than the Maine violent crime rate of 108.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fairfield

112
Property Crimes
1,721.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-11.93%
Below The National Average
  • There were 112 property crimes in Fairfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fairfield is 1,721.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 58.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fairfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -11.93% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 48.87% higher than the Maine property crime rate of 1,156.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fairfield

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Bangor, ME 32,078 1,602 4,994.1 4,832.0 162.1
Auburn, ME 24,122 664 2,752.7 2,586.9 165.8
Augusta, ME 19,013 822 4,323.4 3,876.3 447.1
Waterville, ME 15,972 719 4,501.6 4,295.0 206.6
Orono, ME 11,651 47 403.4 360.5 42.9
Topsham, ME 9,680 114 1,177.7 1,126.0 51.7
Brewer, ME 9,634 219 2,273.2 2,242.1 31.1
Bath, ME 8,834 80 905.6 871.6 34.0
Skowhegan, ME 8,595 276 3,211.2 3,001.7 209.4
Rockland, ME 7,081 165 2,330.2 2,245.4 84.7

Fairfield SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
5
Affordability
4
Diversity
2
Safety
7
Amenities
7
Education
5
Commute
8
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