Fort Fairfield, ME Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Fort Fairfield, ME Summary

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

  • There were 31 total crimes committed in Fort Fairfield the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 948.9 total crimes per 100K people in Fort Fairfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Fort Fairfield is -59.17% below the national average.
  • Fort Fairfield ranks #57 safest out of 109 cities in Maine.
  • Fort Fairfield ranks #3,546 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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Fort Fairfield Vs Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fort Fairfield is 948.9 per 100,000 people. That's -59.17% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -24.98% lower than the Maine total crime rate of 1,264.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fort Fairfield
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 31 948.9 1,264.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.6 6.3
Robbery 1 30.6 12.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 30.6 58.4 268.2
Violent Crime 3 91.8 108.6 369.8
Burglary 5 153.0 148.8 269.8
Larceny 22 673.4 943.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 30.6 63.8 282.7
Property Crime 28 857.1 1,156.2 1,954.4

Fort 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 Fort Fairfield

3
Violent Crimes
91.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-75.17%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in Fort Fairfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fort Fairfield is 91.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,089.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fort Fairfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 921.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -75.17% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -15.43% lower than the Maine violent crime rate of 108.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fort Fairfield

28
Property Crimes
857.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-56.15%
Below The National Average
  • There were 28 property crimes in Fort Fairfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fort Fairfield is 857.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 116.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fort Fairfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -56.15% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -25.87% lower than the Maine property crime rate of 1,156.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fort Fairfield

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Presque Isle, ME 8,746 229 2,618.3 2,435.4 182.9
Caribou, ME 7,352 49 666.5 598.5 68.0
Houlton, ME 6,071 116 1,910.7 1,828.4 82.4
Van Buren, ME 1,972 8 405.7 355.0 50.7
Limestone, ME 1,524 6 393.7 393.7 0.0
Washburn, ME 1,498 4 267.0 66.8 200.3
Ashland, ME 1,184 5 422.3 253.4 168.9

Fort Fairfield SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
1
Affordability
1
Diversity
3
Safety
8
Amenities
5
Education
6
Commute
9
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