Fort Kent, ME Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Fort Kent, ME Summary

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

  • There were 26 total crimes committed in Fort Kent the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 631.1 total crimes per 100K people in Fort Kent.
  • The overall crime rate in Fort Kent is -72.85% below the national average.
  • Fort Kent ranks #37 safest out of 109 cities in Maine.
  • Fort Kent ranks #2,350 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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Fort Kent Vs Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fort Kent is 631.1 per 100,000 people. That's -72.85% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -50.10% lower than the Maine total crime rate of 1,264.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fort Kent
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 26 631.1 1,264.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 12.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 24.3 58.4 268.2
Violent Crime 2 48.5 108.6 369.8
Burglary 5 121.4 148.8 269.8
Larceny 16 388.3 943.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 72.8 63.8 282.7
Property Crime 24 582.5 1,156.2 1,954.4

Fort Kent 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 Fort Kent

2
Violent Crimes
48.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-86.87%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Fort Kent in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fort Kent is 48.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,060.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fort Kent each year. That compares to a 1 in 921.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -86.87% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -55.29% lower than the Maine violent crime rate of 108.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fort Kent

24
Property Crimes
582.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-70.19%
Below The National Average
  • There were 24 property crimes in Fort Kent in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fort Kent is 582.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 171.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fort Kent each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -70.19% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -49.62% lower than the Maine property crime rate of 1,156.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fort Kent

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Presque Isle, ME 8,746 229 2,618.3 2,435.4 182.9
Caribou, ME 7,352 49 666.5 598.5 68.0
Madawaska, ME 3,846 33 858.0 702.0 156.0
Fort Fairfield, ME 3,267 31 948.9 857.1 91.8
Van Buren, ME 1,972 8 405.7 355.0 50.7
Limestone, ME 1,524 6 393.7 393.7 0.0
Washburn, ME 1,498 4 267.0 66.8 200.3
Ashland, ME 1,184 5 422.3 253.4 168.9

Fort Kent SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
7
Safety
8.5
Amenities
5
Education
8
Commute
9.5
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