Brunswick, ME Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Brunswick, ME Summary

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

  • There were 350 total crimes committed in Brunswick the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,599.0 total crimes per 100K people in Brunswick.
  • The overall crime rate in Brunswick is -31.20% below the national average.
  • Brunswick ranks #82 safest out of 109 cities in Maine.
  • Brunswick ranks #5,594 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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Brunswick Vs Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Brunswick is 1,599.0 per 100,000 people. That's -31.20% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 26.43% higher than the Maine total crime rate of 1,264.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Brunswick
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 350 1,599.0 1,264.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.6 6.3
Robbery 2 9.1 12.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 9 41.1 58.4 268.2
Violent Crime 16 73.1 108.6 369.8
Burglary 14 64.0 148.8 269.8
Larceny 302 1,379.8 943.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 18 82.2 63.8 282.7
Property Crime 334 1,526.0 1,156.2 1,954.4

Brunswick 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 Brunswick

16
Violent Crimes
73.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-80.23%
Below The National Average
  • There were 16 violent crimes in Brunswick in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Brunswick is 73.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,368.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Brunswick each year. That compares to a 1 in 921.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -80.23% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -32.68% lower than the Maine violent crime rate of 108.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Brunswick

334
Property Crimes
1,526.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-21.92%
Below The National Average
  • There were 334 property crimes in Brunswick in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Brunswick is 1,526.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 65.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Brunswick each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -21.92% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 31.98% higher than the Maine property crime rate of 1,156.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Brunswick

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
Falmouth, ME 12,695 90 708.9 677.4 31.5
Topsham, ME 9,680 114 1,177.7 1,126.0 51.7
Yarmouth, ME 9,009 53 588.3 543.9 44.4
Bath, ME 8,834 80 905.6 871.6 34.0
Freeport, ME 8,802 107 1,215.6 1,192.9 22.7

Brunswick SnackAbility

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