Orono, ME Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Orono, ME Summary

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

  • There were 19 total crimes committed in Orono in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 150.3 total crimes per 100K people in Orono.
  • The overall crime rate in Orono is -92.91% below the national average.
  • Orono ranks #8 safest out of 105 cities in Maine.
  • Orono ranks #670 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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Orono Vs Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Orono is 150.3 per 100,000 people. That's -92.91% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -87.90% lower than the Maine total crime rate of 1,242.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Orono
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 19 150.3 1,242.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 11.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 4 31.6 55.0 256.0
Violent Crime 6 47.5 100.1 359.0
Burglary 2 15.8 100.1 229.0
Larceny 11 87.0 961.0 1,272.0
Car Theft 0 0.0 81.1 259.0
Property Crime 13 102.8 1,142.1 1,760.0

Orono 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 Orono

6
Violent Crimes
47.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-86.78%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Orono in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Orono is 47.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,106.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Orono each year. That compares to a 1 in 999.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -86.78% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -52.57% lower than the Maine violent crime rate of 100.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Orono

13
Property Crimes
102.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-94.16%
Below The National Average
  • There were 13 property crimes in Orono in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Orono is 102.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 972.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Orono each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -94.16% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -91.00% lower than the Maine property crime rate of 1,142.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Orono

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Bangor, ME 31,598 1,390 4,399.0 4,237.6 161.4
Brewer, ME 9,639 177 1,836.3 1,794.8 41.5
Ellsworth, ME 8,812 225 2,553.3 2,349.1 204.3
Belfast, ME 7,111 45 632.8 632.8 0.0

Orono SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
4
Diversity
7
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8
Education
9.5
Commute
9.5
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