Orono, ME Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Orono:

  • There were 47 total crimes committed in Orono the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 403.4 total crimes per 100K people in Orono.
  • The overall crime rate in Orono is -82.64% below the national average.
  • Orono ranks #20 safest out of 109 cities in Maine.
  • Orono ranks #1,449 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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Orono Vs Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Orono is 403.4 per 100,000 people. That's -82.64% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -68.10% lower than the Maine total crime rate of 1,264.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Orono
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 47 403.4 1,264.8 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 12.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 34.3 58.4 268.2
Violent Crime 5 42.9 108.6 369.8
Burglary 2 17.2 148.8 269.8
Larceny 36 309.0 943.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 34.3 63.8 282.7
Property Crime 42 360.5 1,156.2 1,954.4

Orono 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 Orono

5
Violent Crimes
42.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-88.40%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Orono in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Orono is 42.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,330.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Orono each year. That compares to a 1 in 921.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -88.40% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -60.48% lower than the Maine violent crime rate of 108.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Orono

42
Property Crimes
360.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-81.56%
Below The National Average
  • There were 42 property crimes in Orono in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Orono is 360.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 277.4 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 -81.56% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -68.82% lower than the Maine property crime rate of 1,156.2 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 32,078 1,602 4,994.1 4,832.0 162.1
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
Hampden, ME 7,864 40 508.6 495.9 12.7
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

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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