Mechanic Falls, ME Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Mechanic Falls, ME Summary

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

  • There were 33 total crimes committed in Mechanic Falls the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,060.4 total crimes per 100K people in Mechanic Falls.
  • The overall crime rate in Mechanic Falls is -54.38% below the national average.
  • Mechanic Falls ranks #65 safest out of 109 cities in Maine.
  • Mechanic Falls ranks #3,950 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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Mechanic Falls Vs Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Mechanic Falls is 1,060.4 per 100,000 people. That's -54.38% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -16.16% lower than the Maine total crime rate of 1,264.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Mechanic Falls
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 33 1,060.4 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 32.1 58.4 268.2
Violent Crime 4 128.5 108.6 369.8
Burglary 4 128.5 148.8 269.8
Larceny 24 771.2 943.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 32.1 63.8 282.7
Property Crime 29 931.9 1,156.2 1,954.4

Mechanic Falls 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 Mechanic Falls

4
Violent Crimes
128.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-65.24%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Mechanic Falls in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Mechanic Falls is 128.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 778.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Mechanic Falls each year. That compares to a 1 in 921.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -65.24% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 18.38% higher than the Maine violent crime rate of 108.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Mechanic Falls

29
Property Crimes
931.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-52.32%
Below The National Average
  • There were 29 property crimes in Mechanic Falls in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Mechanic Falls is 931.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 107.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Mechanic Falls each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -52.32% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -19.40% lower than the Maine property crime rate of 1,156.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Mechanic Falls

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
Lewiston, ME 36,488 802 2,198.0 1,921.2 276.8
South Portland, ME 27,445 535 1,949.4 1,792.7 156.7
Auburn, ME 24,122 664 2,752.7 2,586.9 165.8
Saco, ME 20,936 347 1,657.4 1,514.1 143.3
Westbrook, ME 20,741 255 1,229.4 1,051.1 178.4
Gorham, ME 18,482 99 535.7 492.4 43.3
Falmouth, ME 12,695 90 708.9 677.4 31.5
Topsham, ME 9,680 114 1,177.7 1,126.0 51.7
Yarmouth, ME 9,009 53 588.3 543.9 44.4

Mechanic Falls SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
7
Affordability
6
Diversity
5
Safety
7
Amenities
5
Education
8
Commute
7
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