Mexico, ME Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Mexico, ME Summary

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

  • There were 94 total crimes committed in Mexico the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,372.8 total crimes per 100K people in Mexico.
  • The overall crime rate in Mexico is 45.12% above the national average.
  • Mexico ranks #105 safest out of 109 cities in Maine.
  • Mexico ranks #8,505 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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Mexico Vs Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Mexico is 3,372.8 per 100,000 people. That's 45.12% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 166.68% higher than the Maine total crime rate of 1,264.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Mexico
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 94 3,372.8 1,264.8 2,324.2
Murder 1 35.9 1.6 6.3
Robbery 1 35.9 12.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 71.8 58.4 268.2
Violent Crime 4 143.5 108.6 369.8
Burglary 12 430.6 148.8 269.8
Larceny 76 2,726.9 943.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 71.8 63.8 282.7
Property Crime 90 3,229.3 1,156.2 1,954.4

Mexico 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 Mexico

4
Violent Crimes
143.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-61.19%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Mexico in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Mexico is 143.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 696.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Mexico each year. That compares to a 1 in 921.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -61.19% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 32.18% higher than the Maine violent crime rate of 108.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Mexico

90
Property Crimes
3,229.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
65.23%
Above The National Average
  • There were 90 property crimes in Mexico in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Mexico is 3,229.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 31.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Mexico each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 65.23% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 179.31% higher than the Maine property crime rate of 1,156.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Mexico

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lewiston, ME 36,488 802 2,198.0 1,921.2 276.8
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
Berlin, NH 9,717 190 1,955.3 1,770.1 185.2
Skowhegan, ME 8,595 276 3,211.2 3,001.7 209.4
Farmington, ME 7,520 85 1,130.3 1,037.2 93.1
Rumford, ME 5,929 110 1,855.3 1,838.4 16.9
Gardiner, ME 5,675 56 986.8 916.3 70.5
Norway, ME 5,201 103 1,980.4 1,941.9 38.5

Mexico SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
5
Amenities
7
Education
8
Commute
9
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