Yarmouth, ME Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Yarmouth, ME Summary

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

  • There were 53 total crimes committed in Yarmouth the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 588.3 total crimes per 100K people in Yarmouth.
  • The overall crime rate in Yarmouth is -74.69% below the national average.
  • Yarmouth ranks #34 safest out of 109 cities in Maine.
  • Yarmouth ranks #2,162 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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Yarmouth Vs Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Yarmouth is 588.3 per 100,000 people. That's -74.69% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -53.49% lower than the Maine total crime rate of 1,264.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Yarmouth
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 53 588.3 1,264.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.6 6.3
Robbery 1 11.1 12.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 11.1 58.4 268.2
Violent Crime 4 44.4 108.6 369.8
Burglary 1 11.1 148.8 269.8
Larceny 47 521.7 943.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 11.1 63.8 282.7
Property Crime 49 543.9 1,156.2 1,954.4

Yarmouth 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 Yarmouth

4
Violent Crimes
44.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-87.99%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Yarmouth in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Yarmouth is 44.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,252.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Yarmouth each year. That compares to a 1 in 921.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -87.99% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -59.11% lower than the Maine violent crime rate of 108.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Yarmouth

49
Property Crimes
543.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-72.17%
Below The National Average
  • There were 49 property crimes in Yarmouth in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Yarmouth is 543.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 183.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Yarmouth each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -72.17% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -52.96% lower than the Maine property crime rate of 1,156.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Yarmouth

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
Brunswick, ME 21,888 350 1,599.0 1,526.0 73.1
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
Bath, ME 8,834 80 905.6 871.6 34.0
Freeport, ME 8,802 107 1,215.6 1,192.9 22.7

Yarmouth SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
9
Affordability
5
Diversity
5
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8
Education
9
Commute
8
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