Rumford, ME Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Rumford, ME Summary

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

  • There were 110 total crimes committed in Rumford the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,855.3 total crimes per 100K people in Rumford.
  • The overall crime rate in Rumford is -20.18% below the national average.
  • Rumford ranks #88 safest out of 109 cities in Maine.
  • Rumford ranks #6,211 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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Rumford Vs Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rumford is 1,855.3 per 100,000 people. That's -20.18% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 46.69% higher than the Maine total crime rate of 1,264.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rumford
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 110 1,855.3 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 16.9 58.4 268.2
Violent Crime 1 16.9 108.6 369.8
Burglary 18 303.6 148.8 269.8
Larceny 89 1,501.1 943.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 33.7 63.8 282.7
Property Crime 109 1,838.4 1,156.2 1,954.4

Rumford 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 Rumford

1
Violent Crimes
16.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-95.44%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 violent crimes in Rumford in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rumford is 16.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 5,929.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rumford each year. That compares to a 1 in 921.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -95.44% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -84.47% lower than the Maine violent crime rate of 108.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rumford

109
Property Crimes
1,838.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-5.93%
Below The National Average
  • There were 109 property crimes in Rumford in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rumford is 1,838.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 54.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rumford each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -5.93% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 59.01% higher than the Maine property crime rate of 1,156.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rumford

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
Gardiner, ME 5,675 56 986.8 916.3 70.5
Norway, ME 5,201 103 1,980.4 1,941.9 38.5
Oxford, ME 4,102 58 1,413.9 1,389.6 24.4

Rumford SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
3
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
3
Safety
7
Amenities
6
Education
6
Commute
8
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