Oakland, ME Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Oakland, ME Summary

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

  • There were 55 total crimes committed in Oakland the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 873.0 total crimes per 100K people in Oakland.
  • The overall crime rate in Oakland is -62.44% below the national average.
  • Oakland ranks #52 safest out of 109 cities in Maine.
  • Oakland ranks #3,310 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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Oakland Vs Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Oakland is 873.0 per 100,000 people. That's -62.44% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -30.97% lower than the Maine total crime rate of 1,264.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Oakland
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 55 873.0 1,264.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.6 6.3
Robbery 1 15.9 12.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 15.9 58.4 268.2
Violent Crime 6 95.2 108.6 369.8
Burglary 5 79.4 148.8 269.8
Larceny 33 523.8 943.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 11 174.6 63.8 282.7
Property Crime 49 777.8 1,156.2 1,954.4

Oakland 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 Oakland

6
Violent Crimes
95.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-74.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Oakland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Oakland is 95.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,050.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Oakland each year. That compares to a 1 in 921.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -74.25% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -12.29% lower than the Maine violent crime rate of 108.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Oakland

49
Property Crimes
777.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-60.20%
Below The National Average
  • There were 49 property crimes in Oakland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Oakland is 777.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 128.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Oakland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -60.20% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -32.73% lower than the Maine property crime rate of 1,156.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Oakland

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lewiston, ME 36,488 802 2,198.0 1,921.2 276.8
Bangor, ME 32,078 1,602 4,994.1 4,832.0 162.1
Auburn, ME 24,122 664 2,752.7 2,586.9 165.8
Brunswick, ME 21,888 350 1,599.0 1,526.0 73.1
Augusta, ME 19,013 822 4,323.4 3,876.3 447.1
Waterville, ME 15,972 719 4,501.6 4,295.0 206.6
Topsham, ME 9,680 114 1,177.7 1,126.0 51.7
Bath, ME 8,834 80 905.6 871.6 34.0
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

Oakland SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
7
Affordability
5
Diversity
4
Safety
9
Amenities
5
Education
7
Commute
8
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