Kennebunk, ME Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Kennebunk, ME Summary

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

  • There were 84 total crimes committed in Kennebunk in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 697.7 total crimes per 100K people in Kennebunk.
  • The overall crime rate in Kennebunk is -67.08% below the national average.
  • Kennebunk ranks #41 safest out of 105 cities in Maine.
  • Kennebunk ranks #3,143 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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Kennebunk Vs Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Kennebunk is 697.7 per 100,000 people. That's -67.08% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -43.84% lower than the Maine total crime rate of 1,242.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Kennebunk
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 84 697.7 1,242.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 11.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 3 24.9 55.0 256.0
Violent Crime 8 66.4 100.1 359.0
Burglary 1 8.3 100.1 229.0
Larceny 71 589.7 961.0 1,272.0
Car Theft 4 33.2 81.1 259.0
Property Crime 76 631.2 1,142.1 1,760.0

Kennebunk 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 Kennebunk

8
Violent Crimes
66.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-81.49%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 violent crimes in Kennebunk in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Kennebunk is 66.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,505.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Kennebunk each year. That compares to a 1 in 999.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -81.49% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -33.60% lower than the Maine violent crime rate of 100.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Kennebunk

76
Property Crimes
631.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-64.13%
Below The National Average
  • There were 76 property crimes in Kennebunk in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Kennebunk is 631.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 158.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Kennebunk each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -64.13% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -44.73% lower than the Maine property crime rate of 1,142.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Kennebunk

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Biddeford, ME 22,310 594 2,662.5 2,348.7 313.8
Saco, ME 21,144 245 1,158.7 1,078.3 80.4
Somersworth, NH 12,270 332 2,705.8 2,526.5 179.3
Old Orchard Beach, ME 9,503 109 1,147.0 1,041.8 105.2

Kennebunk SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
3
Safety
9.5
Amenities
7
Education
9.5
Commute
8
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