Old Orchard Beach, ME Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Old Orchard Beach, ME Summary

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

  • There were 137 total crimes committed in Old Orchard Beach the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,482.0 total crimes per 100K people in Old Orchard Beach.
  • The overall crime rate in Old Orchard Beach is -36.23% below the national average.
  • Old Orchard Beach ranks #81 safest out of 109 cities in Maine.
  • Old Orchard Beach ranks #5,270 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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Old Orchard Beach Vs Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Old Orchard Beach is 1,482.0 per 100,000 people. That's -36.23% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 17.18% higher than the Maine total crime rate of 1,264.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Old Orchard Beach
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 137 1,482.0 1,264.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.6 6.3
Robbery 1 10.8 12.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 12 129.8 58.4 268.2
Violent Crime 15 162.3 108.6 369.8
Burglary 15 162.3 148.8 269.8
Larceny 99 1,071.0 943.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 8 86.5 63.8 282.7
Property Crime 122 1,319.8 1,156.2 1,954.4

Old Orchard Beach 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 Old Orchard Beach

15
Violent Crimes
162.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-56.12%
Below The National Average
  • There were 15 violent crimes in Old Orchard Beach in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Old Orchard Beach is 162.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 616.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Old Orchard Beach each year. That compares to a 1 in 921.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -56.12% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 49.44% higher than the Maine violent crime rate of 108.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Old Orchard Beach

122
Property Crimes
1,319.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-32.47%
Below The National Average
  • There were 122 property crimes in Old Orchard Beach in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Old Orchard Beach is 1,319.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 75.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Old Orchard Beach each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -32.47% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 14.15% higher than the Maine property crime rate of 1,156.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Old Orchard Beach

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Portland, ME 68,199 1,275 1,869.5 1,684.8 184.8
South Portland, ME 27,445 535 1,949.4 1,792.7 156.7
Scarborough, ME 22,913 379 1,654.1 1,588.6 65.5
Biddeford, ME 22,647 725 3,201.3 2,865.7 335.6
Saco, ME 20,936 347 1,657.4 1,514.1 143.3
Westbrook, ME 20,741 255 1,229.4 1,051.1 178.4
Gorham, ME 18,482 99 535.7 492.4 43.3
Falmouth, ME 12,695 90 708.9 677.4 31.5
Kennebunk, ME 11,804 66 559.1 533.7 25.4
Kennebunkport, ME 3,716 18 484.4 484.4 0.0

Old Orchard Beach SnackAbility

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