Kennebunk, ME Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Kennebunk, ME Summary

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

  • There were 66 total crimes committed in Kennebunk the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 559.1 total crimes per 100K people in Kennebunk.
  • The overall crime rate in Kennebunk is -75.94% below the national average.
  • Kennebunk ranks #31 safest out of 109 cities in Maine.
  • Kennebunk ranks #2,047 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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Kennebunk Vs Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Kennebunk is 559.1 per 100,000 people. That's -75.94% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -55.79% lower than the Maine total crime rate of 1,264.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Kennebunk
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 66 559.1 1,264.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 12.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 8.5 58.4 268.2
Violent Crime 3 25.4 108.6 369.8
Burglary 11 93.2 148.8 269.8
Larceny 51 432.1 943.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 8.5 63.8 282.7
Property Crime 63 533.7 1,156.2 1,954.4

Kennebunk 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 Kennebunk

3
Violent Crimes
25.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-93.13%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in Kennebunk in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Kennebunk is 25.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 3,934.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Kennebunk each year. That compares to a 1 in 921.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -93.13% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -76.59% lower than the Maine violent crime rate of 108.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Kennebunk

63
Property Crimes
533.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-72.69%
Below The National Average
  • There were 63 property crimes in Kennebunk in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Kennebunk is 533.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 187.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Kennebunk each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -72.69% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -53.84% lower than the Maine property crime rate of 1,156.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Kennebunk

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Biddeford, ME 22,647 725 3,201.3 2,865.7 335.6
Saco, ME 20,936 347 1,657.4 1,514.1 143.3
Somersworth, NH 12,160 256 2,105.3 2,014.8 90.5
Old Orchard Beach, ME 9,244 137 1,482.0 1,319.8 162.3
North Berwick, ME 5,163 25 484.2 387.4 96.8
Kennebunkport, ME 3,716 18 484.4 484.4 0.0

Kennebunk SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
3
Safety
9.5
Amenities
7
Education
9.5
Commute
8
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