Bath, ME Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Bath, ME Summary

Crime in Bath research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bath over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Bath:

  • There were 70 total crimes committed in Bath in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 789.1 total crimes per 100K people in Bath.
  • The overall crime rate in Bath is -62.77% below the national average.
  • Bath ranks #46 safest out of 105 cities in Maine.
  • Bath ranks #3,573 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

Additional research about crime in Maine

Bath Vs Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bath is 789.1 per 100,000 people. That's -62.77% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -36.48% lower than the Maine total crime rate of 1,242.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bath
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 70 789.1 1,242.2 2,119.2
Murder 2 22.5 2.3 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 11.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 4 45.1 55.0 256.0
Violent Crime 6 67.6 100.1 359.0
Burglary 6 67.6 100.1 229.0
Larceny 57 642.5 961.0 1,272.0
Car Theft 1 11.3 81.1 259.0
Property Crime 64 721.5 1,142.1 1,760.0

Bath Crime Compared To Maine Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Maine.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Bath

6
Violent Crimes
67.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-81.16%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Bath in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bath is 67.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,478.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bath each year. That compares to a 1 in 999.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -81.16% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -32.41% lower than the Maine violent crime rate of 100.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bath

64
Property Crimes
721.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-59.01%
Below The National Average
  • There were 64 property crimes in Bath in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bath is 721.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 138.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bath each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -59.01% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -36.83% lower than the Maine property crime rate of 1,142.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bath

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lewiston, ME 38,850 689 1,773.5 1,529.0 244.5
Brunswick, ME 22,662 286 1,262.0 1,191.4 70.6
Topsham, ME 9,814 98 998.6 957.8 40.8
Yarmouth, ME 9,036 46 509.1 420.5 88.5
Gardiner, ME 6,222 70 1,125.0 1,012.5 112.5

Bath SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
7
Diversity
4
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
9
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