Rockland, ME Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Rockland, ME Summary

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

  • There were 138 total crimes committed in Rockland in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,955.0 total crimes per 100K people in Rockland.
  • The overall crime rate in Rockland is -7.75% below the national average.
  • Rockland ranks #89 safest out of 105 cities in Maine.
  • Rockland ranks #7,124 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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Rockland Vs Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rockland is 1,955.0 per 100,000 people. That's -7.75% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 57.38% higher than the Maine total crime rate of 1,242.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rockland
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 138 1,955.0 1,242.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 11.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 5 70.8 55.0 256.0
Violent Crime 6 85.0 100.1 359.0
Burglary 24 340.0 100.1 229.0
Larceny 95 1,345.8 961.0 1,272.0
Car Theft 13 184.2 81.1 259.0
Property Crime 132 1,870.0 1,142.1 1,760.0

Rockland 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 Rockland

6
Violent Crimes
85.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-76.32%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Rockland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rockland is 85.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,176.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rockland each year. That compares to a 1 in 999.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -76.32% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -15.06% lower than the Maine violent crime rate of 100.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rockland

132
Property Crimes
1,870.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
6.25%
Above The National Average
  • There were 132 property crimes in Rockland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rockland is 1,870.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 53.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rockland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 6.25% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 63.73% higher than the Maine property crime rate of 1,142.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rockland

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Brunswick, ME 22,662 286 1,262.0 1,191.4 70.6
Augusta, ME 19,164 832 4,341.5 4,091.0 250.5
Waterville, ME 16,867 534 3,165.9 3,023.7 142.3
Topsham, ME 9,814 98 998.6 957.8 40.8
Brewer, ME 9,639 177 1,836.3 1,794.8 41.5
Bath, ME 8,871 70 789.1 721.5 67.6
Ellsworth, ME 8,812 225 2,553.3 2,349.1 204.3
Belfast, ME 7,111 45 632.8 632.8 0.0
Gardiner, ME 6,222 70 1,125.0 1,012.5 112.5

Rockland SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
4
Safety
8
Amenities
6
Education
8
Commute
9.5
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