North Berwick, ME Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In North Berwick, ME Summary

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

  • There were 25 total crimes committed in North Berwick the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 484.2 total crimes per 100K people in North Berwick.
  • The overall crime rate in North Berwick is -79.17% below the national average.
  • North Berwick ranks #24 safest out of 109 cities in Maine.
  • North Berwick ranks #1,738 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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North Berwick Vs Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in North Berwick is 484.2 per 100,000 people. That's -79.17% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -61.71% lower than the Maine total crime rate of 1,264.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
North Berwick
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 25 484.2 1,264.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 12.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 38.7 58.4 268.2
Violent Crime 5 96.8 108.6 369.8
Burglary 3 58.1 148.8 269.8
Larceny 17 329.3 943.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 63.8 282.7
Property Crime 20 387.4 1,156.2 1,954.4

North Berwick 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 North Berwick

5
Violent Crimes
96.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-73.81%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in North Berwick in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in North Berwick is 96.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,032.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in North Berwick each year. That compares to a 1 in 921.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -73.81% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -10.81% lower than the Maine violent crime rate of 108.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In North Berwick

20
Property Crimes
387.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-80.18%
Below The National Average
  • There were 20 property crimes in North Berwick in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in North Berwick is 387.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 258.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in North Berwick each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -80.18% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -66.50% lower than the Maine property crime rate of 1,156.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around North Berwick

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
Biddeford, ME 22,647 725 3,201.3 2,865.7 335.6
Portsmouth, NH 22,513 322 1,430.3 1,252.6 177.7
Durham, NH 15,550 58 373.0 315.1 57.9
Somersworth, NH 12,160 256 2,105.3 2,014.8 90.5
Kennebunk, ME 11,804 66 559.1 533.7 25.4
Newmarket, NH 9,417 55 584.1 499.1 85.0
Berwick, ME 8,185 68 830.8 720.8 110.0

North Berwick SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
6
Safety
8.5
Amenities
4
Education
5
Commute
4
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