Kittery, ME Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Kittery, ME Summary

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

  • There were 176 total crimes committed in Kittery the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,712.2 total crimes per 100K people in Kittery.
  • The overall crime rate in Kittery is -26.33% below the national average.
  • Kittery ranks #86 safest out of 109 cities in Maine.
  • Kittery ranks #5,893 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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Kittery Vs Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Kittery is 1,712.2 per 100,000 people. That's -26.33% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 35.38% higher than the Maine total crime rate of 1,264.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Kittery
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 176 1,712.2 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 38.9 58.4 268.2
Violent Crime 5 48.6 108.6 369.8
Burglary 6 58.4 148.8 269.8
Larceny 159 1,546.8 943.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 58.4 63.8 282.7
Property Crime 171 1,663.6 1,156.2 1,954.4

Kittery 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 Kittery

5
Violent Crimes
48.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-86.85%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Kittery in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Kittery is 48.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,055.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Kittery each year. That compares to a 1 in 921.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -86.85% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -55.20% lower than the Maine violent crime rate of 108.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Kittery

171
Property Crimes
1,663.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-14.88%
Below The National Average
  • There were 171 property crimes in Kittery in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Kittery is 1,663.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 60.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Kittery each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -14.88% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 43.89% higher than the Maine property crime rate of 1,156.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Kittery

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
Hampton, NH 16,384 141 860.6 744.6 116.0
Exeter, NH 16,155 107 662.3 581.9 80.5
Durham, NH 15,550 58 373.0 315.1 57.9
Somersworth, NH 12,160 256 2,105.3 2,014.8 90.5
Newmarket, NH 9,417 55 584.1 499.1 85.0

Kittery SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
3
Diversity
8
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8
Education
9
Commute
8.5
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