Scarborough, ME Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Scarborough, ME Summary

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

  • There were 379 total crimes committed in Scarborough the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,654.1 total crimes per 100K people in Scarborough.
  • The overall crime rate in Scarborough is -28.83% below the national average.
  • Scarborough ranks #84 safest out of 109 cities in Maine.
  • Scarborough ranks #5,744 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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Scarborough Vs Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Scarborough is 1,654.1 per 100,000 people. That's -28.83% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 30.78% higher than the Maine total crime rate of 1,264.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Scarborough
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 379 1,654.1 1,264.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.6 6.3
Robbery 2 8.7 12.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 34.9 58.4 268.2
Violent Crime 15 65.5 108.6 369.8
Burglary 30 130.9 148.8 269.8
Larceny 328 1,431.5 943.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 26.2 63.8 282.7
Property Crime 364 1,588.6 1,156.2 1,954.4

Scarborough 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 Scarborough

15
Violent Crimes
65.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-82.30%
Below The National Average
  • There were 15 violent crimes in Scarborough in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Scarborough is 65.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,527.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Scarborough each year. That compares to a 1 in 921.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -82.30% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -39.71% lower than the Maine violent crime rate of 108.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Scarborough

364
Property Crimes
1,588.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-18.72%
Below The National Average
  • There were 364 property crimes in Scarborough in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Scarborough is 1,588.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 62.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Scarborough each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -18.72% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 37.40% higher than the Maine property crime rate of 1,156.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Scarborough

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
South Portland, ME 27,445 535 1,949.4 1,792.7 156.7
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
Kennebunk, ME 11,804 66 559.1 533.7 25.4
Old Orchard Beach, ME 9,244 137 1,482.0 1,319.8 162.3
Yarmouth, ME 9,009 53 588.3 543.9 44.4

Scarborough SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
10
Safety
3
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
8
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