Skowhegan, ME Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Skowhegan, ME Summary

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

  • There were 276 total crimes committed in Skowhegan the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,211.2 total crimes per 100K people in Skowhegan.
  • The overall crime rate in Skowhegan is 38.16% above the national average.
  • Skowhegan ranks #104 safest out of 109 cities in Maine.
  • Skowhegan ranks #8,356 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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Skowhegan Vs Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Skowhegan is 3,211.2 per 100,000 people. That's 38.16% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 153.90% higher than the Maine total crime rate of 1,264.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Skowhegan
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 276 3,211.2 1,264.8 2,324.2
Murder 1 11.6 1.6 6.3
Robbery 1 11.6 12.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 13 151.3 58.4 268.2
Violent Crime 18 209.4 108.6 369.8
Burglary 16 186.2 148.8 269.8
Larceny 229 2,664.3 943.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 13 151.3 63.8 282.7
Property Crime 258 3,001.7 1,156.2 1,954.4

Skowhegan 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 Skowhegan

18
Violent Crimes
209.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-43.37%
Below The National Average
  • There were 18 violent crimes in Skowhegan in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Skowhegan is 209.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 477.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Skowhegan each year. That compares to a 1 in 921.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -43.37% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 92.87% higher than the Maine violent crime rate of 108.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Skowhegan

258
Property Crimes
3,001.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
53.59%
Above The National Average
  • There were 258 property crimes in Skowhegan in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Skowhegan is 3,001.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 33.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Skowhegan each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 53.59% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 159.63% higher than the Maine property crime rate of 1,156.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Skowhegan

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
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
Brewer, ME 9,634 219 2,273.2 2,242.1 31.1
Belfast, ME 7,037 44 625.3 611.1 14.2
Fairfield, ME 6,507 122 1,874.9 1,721.2 153.7
Oakland, ME 6,300 55 873.0 777.8 95.2
Gardiner, ME 5,675 56 986.8 916.3 70.5
Pittsfield, ME 3,904 35 896.5 794.1 102.5
Clinton, ME 3,380 11 325.4 295.9 29.6

Skowhegan SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
7
Diversity
4
Safety
6
Amenities
6
Education
5
Commute
8
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