Gorham, ME Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Gorham, ME Summary

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

  • There were 77 total crimes committed in Gorham in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 419.8 total crimes per 100K people in Gorham.
  • The overall crime rate in Gorham is -80.19% below the national average.
  • Gorham ranks #20 safest out of 105 cities in Maine.
  • Gorham ranks #1,822 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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Gorham Vs Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Gorham is 419.8 per 100,000 people. That's -80.19% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -66.21% lower than the Maine total crime rate of 1,242.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Gorham
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 77 419.8 1,242.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 1 5.5 11.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 2 10.9 55.0 256.0
Violent Crime 4 21.8 100.1 359.0
Burglary 13 70.9 100.1 229.0
Larceny 46 250.8 961.0 1,272.0
Car Theft 14 76.3 81.1 259.0
Property Crime 73 398.0 1,142.1 1,760.0

Gorham 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 Gorham

4
Violent Crimes
21.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-93.93%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Gorham in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Gorham is 21.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 4,586.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Gorham each year. That compares to a 1 in 999.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -93.93% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -78.21% lower than the Maine violent crime rate of 100.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Gorham

73
Property Crimes
398.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-77.39%
Below The National Average
  • There were 73 property crimes in Gorham in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Gorham is 398.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 251.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Gorham each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -77.39% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -65.16% lower than the Maine property crime rate of 1,142.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Gorham

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Portland, ME 69,310 1,903 2,745.6 2,478.7 266.9
South Portland, ME 26,931 386 1,433.3 1,370.2 63.1
Saco, ME 21,144 245 1,158.7 1,078.3 80.4
Westbrook, ME 20,608 274 1,329.6 1,154.9 174.7
Old Orchard Beach, ME 9,503 109 1,147.0 1,041.8 105.2
Yarmouth, ME 9,036 46 509.1 420.5 88.5

Gorham SnackAbility

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