Yarmouth, ME Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Yarmouth, ME Summary

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

  • There were 46 total crimes committed in Yarmouth in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 509.1 total crimes per 100K people in Yarmouth.
  • The overall crime rate in Yarmouth is -75.98% below the national average.
  • Yarmouth ranks #29 safest out of 105 cities in Maine.
  • Yarmouth ranks #2,266 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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Yarmouth Vs Maine And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Yarmouth is 509.1 per 100,000 people. That's -75.98% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -59.02% lower than the Maine total crime rate of 1,242.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Yarmouth
/ 100k People
Maine
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 46 509.1 1,242.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 1 11.1 11.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 3 33.2 55.0 256.0
Violent Crime 8 88.5 100.1 359.0
Burglary 4 44.3 100.1 229.0
Larceny 32 354.1 961.0 1,272.0
Car Theft 2 22.1 81.1 259.0
Property Crime 38 420.5 1,142.1 1,760.0

Yarmouth 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 Yarmouth

8
Violent Crimes
88.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-75.34%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 violent crimes in Yarmouth in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Yarmouth is 88.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,129.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Yarmouth each year. That compares to a 1 in 999.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -75.34% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -11.53% lower than the Maine violent crime rate of 100.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Yarmouth

38
Property Crimes
420.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-76.11%
Below The National Average
  • There were 38 property crimes in Yarmouth in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Yarmouth is 420.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 237.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Yarmouth each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -76.11% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -63.18% lower than the Maine property crime rate of 1,142.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Yarmouth

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Portland, ME 69,310 1,903 2,745.6 2,478.7 266.9
South Portland, ME 26,931 386 1,433.3 1,370.2 63.1
Brunswick, ME 22,662 286 1,262.0 1,191.4 70.6
Westbrook, ME 20,608 274 1,329.6 1,154.9 174.7
Gorham, ME 18,344 77 419.8 398.0 21.8
Topsham, ME 9,814 98 998.6 957.8 40.8
Bath, ME 8,871 70 789.1 721.5 67.6

Yarmouth SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
9
Affordability
5
Diversity
5
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8
Education
9
Commute
8
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