Hampden, ME Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hampden, ME Summary

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

  • There were 40 total crimes committed in Hampden the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 508.6 total crimes per 100K people in Hampden.
  • The overall crime rate in Hampden is -78.12% below the national average.
  • Hampden ranks #26 safest out of 109 cities in Maine.
  • Hampden ranks #1,854 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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Hampden Vs Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hampden is 508.6 per 100,000 people. That's -78.12% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -59.78% lower than the Maine total crime rate of 1,264.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hampden
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 40 508.6 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 12.7 58.4 268.2
Violent Crime 1 12.7 108.6 369.8
Burglary 7 89.0 148.8 269.8
Larceny 30 381.5 943.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 25.4 63.8 282.7
Property Crime 39 495.9 1,156.2 1,954.4

Hampden 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 Hampden

1
Violent Crimes
12.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-96.56%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 violent crimes in Hampden in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hampden is 12.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 7,864.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hampden each year. That compares to a 1 in 921.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -96.56% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -88.29% lower than the Maine violent crime rate of 108.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hampden

39
Property Crimes
495.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-74.62%
Below The National Average
  • There were 39 property crimes in Hampden in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hampden is 495.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 201.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hampden each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -74.62% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -57.11% lower than the Maine property crime rate of 1,156.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hampden

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Bangor, ME 32,078 1,602 4,994.1 4,832.0 162.1
Waterville, ME 15,972 719 4,501.6 4,295.0 206.6
Orono, ME 11,651 47 403.4 360.5 42.9
Brewer, ME 9,634 219 2,273.2 2,242.1 31.1
Ellsworth, ME 8,676 316 3,642.2 3,492.4 149.8
Skowhegan, ME 8,595 276 3,211.2 3,001.7 209.4
Rockland, ME 7,081 165 2,330.2 2,245.4 84.7
Belfast, ME 7,037 44 625.3 611.1 14.2
Bucksport, ME 5,080 46 905.5 866.1 39.4
Newport, ME 3,120 51 1,634.6 1,602.6 32.1

Hampden SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
8
Affordability
9
Diversity
3
Safety
9
Amenities
6
Education
8.5
Commute
8.5
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