Ellsworth, ME Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Ellsworth, ME Summary

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

  • There were 225 total crimes committed in Ellsworth in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,553.3 total crimes per 100K people in Ellsworth.
  • The overall crime rate in Ellsworth is 20.48% above the national average.
  • Ellsworth ranks #94 safest out of 105 cities in Maine.
  • Ellsworth ranks #8,107 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.

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Ellsworth Vs Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ellsworth is 2,553.3 per 100,000 people. That's 20.48% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 105.55% higher than the Maine total crime rate of 1,242.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ellsworth
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 225 2,553.3 1,242.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 11.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 10 113.5 55.0 256.0
Violent Crime 18 204.3 100.1 359.0
Burglary 12 136.2 100.1 229.0
Larceny 180 2,042.7 961.0 1,272.0
Car Theft 15 170.2 81.1 259.0
Property Crime 207 2,349.1 1,142.1 1,760.0

Ellsworth 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 Ellsworth

18
Violent Crimes
204.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-43.10%
Below The National Average
  • There were 18 violent crimes in Ellsworth in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ellsworth is 204.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 489.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ellsworth each year. That compares to a 1 in 999.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -43.10% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 104.12% higher than the Maine violent crime rate of 100.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ellsworth

207
Property Crimes
2,349.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
33.47%
Above The National Average
  • There were 207 property crimes in Ellsworth in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ellsworth is 2,349.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 42.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ellsworth each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 33.47% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 105.68% higher than the Maine property crime rate of 1,142.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ellsworth

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Bangor, ME 31,598 1,390 4,399.0 4,237.6 161.4
Orono, ME 12,641 19 150.3 102.8 47.5
Brewer, ME 9,639 177 1,836.3 1,794.8 41.5
Belfast, ME 7,111 45 632.8 632.8 0.0
Rockland, ME 7,059 138 1,955.0 1,870.0 85.0

Ellsworth SnackAbility

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