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Bangor, ME Crime and Crime Rate

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The Bangor crime rate is much higher than the Maine average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #107

Bangor, ME	2,039.81
Maine	1,017.22
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Bangor, ME Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Bangor, ME	Count	1	4	22	28	182	1,474	22	7
	Bangor, ME	Per 100,000	3.1	12.3	67.5	85.9	558.5	4,523.4	67.5	21.5	1,740
	Maine	Per 100,000	1.6	27.1	22.9	66.9	378.2	1,548.2	60.1	NA	866
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Bangor, ME	Count	3	10	35	22	243	1,564	37	4
	Bangor, ME	Per 100,000	9.2	30.5	106.9	67.2	742.1	4,776.4	113.0	12.2	2,140
	Maine	Per 100,000	1.8	25.9	25.2	68.7	488.1	1,735.3	68.8	NA	975
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Bangor, ME	Count	6	7	40	23	253	1,543	46	3
	Bangor, ME	Per 100,000	18.2	21.2	121.1	69.6	765.8	4,670.7	139.2	9.1	2,250
	Maine	Per 100,000	1.9	28.0	31.8	61.0	561.3	1,873.7	74.9	NA	1,063
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Bangor, ME	Count	2	9	35	23	249	1,389	34	1
	Bangor, ME	Per 100,000	6.1	27.2	105.9	69.6	753.7	4,204.6	102.9	3.0	1,935
	Maine	Per 100,000	2.0	29.6	27.8	63.8	591.3	1,873.0	81.2	NA	1,087
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Bangor, ME	Count	3	4	30	15	198	1,485	47	9
	Bangor, ME	Per 100,000	9.5	12.7	95.0	47.5	626.8	4,701.3	148.8	28.5	1,960
	Maine	Per 100,000	1.8	29.3	31.2	59.8	554.0	1,850.8	74.5	NA	1,057
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Bangor, ME	Count	1	10	35	19	284	1,884	42	1
	Bangor, ME	Per 100,000	3.1	31.5	110.1	59.8	893.4	5,926.6	132.1	3.1	2,424
	Maine	Per 100,000	2.0	28.5	30.3	59.0	510.4	1,815.7	77.4	NA	1,024
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Bangor, ME	Count	1	4	21	25	255	1,715	48	7
	Bangor, ME	Per 100,000	3.1	12.5	65.8	78.4	799.3	5,375.8	150.5	21.9	2,107
	Maine	Per 100,000	2.4	28.5	25.3	61.4	495.4	1,867.7	89.3	NA	1,036
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Bangor, ME	Count	1	4	24	17	208	1,655	42	3
	Bangor, ME	Per 100,000	3.2	12.9	77.6	54.9	672.3	5,349.1	135.7	9.7	2,026
	Maine	Per 100,000	1.6	29.7	26.5	60.2	506.8	1,826.4	95.6	NA	1,030
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Bangor, ME	Count	2	1	24	25	216	1,633	48	9
	Bangor, ME	Per 100,000	6.4	3.2	77.2	80.4	695.1	5,254.9	154.5	29.0	2,049
	Maine	Per 100,000	1.7	25.7	29.1	59.0	512.9	1,904.3	101.4	NA	1,040
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Bangor, ME	Count	0	6	26	33	219	1,304	45	2
	Bangor, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	18.9	82.0	104.1	690.9	4,114.0	142.0	6.3	1,767
	Maine	Per 100,000	1.4	24.7	24.4	61.7	478.5	1,832.6	102.0	NA	992
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Bangor, ME	83.67
Maine	38.44
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Bangor, ME Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Bangor, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Bangor, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maine	Per 100,000	2.1	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.1	0.0	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Bangor, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Bangor, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maine	Per 100,000	1.9	0.9	0.2	0.8	0.0	0.0	18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Bangor, ME	Count	6	0	5	1	0	0
	Bangor, ME	Per 100,000	18.2	0.0	15.1	3.0	0.0	0.0	181
	Maine	Per 100,000	3.9	1.5	0.8	1.4	0.2	0.0	39
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Bangor, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Bangor, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maine	Per 100,000	4.1	1.4	0.6	2.0	0.2	0.0	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Bangor, ME	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Bangor, ME	Per 100,000	3.2	0.0	3.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	31
	Maine	Per 100,000	4.6	2.3	0.5	1.4	0.4	0.1	45
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Bangor, ME	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Bangor, ME	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maine	Per 100,000	3.8	2.1	0.5	1.1	0.2	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Bangor, ME	Count	5	3	0	1	1	0
	Bangor, ME	Per 100,000	15.7	9.4	0.0	3.1	3.1	0.0	156
	Maine	Per 100,000	4.8	2.4	0.6	1.5	0.2	0.0	47
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Bangor, ME	Count	7	5	1	0	1	0
	Bangor, ME	Per 100,000	22.6	16.2	3.2	0.0	3.2	0.0	226
	Maine	Per 100,000	5.5	3.0	0.5	1.6	0.4	0.0	54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Bangor, ME	Count	5	2	1	1	1	0
	Bangor, ME	Per 100,000	16.1	6.4	3.2	3.2	3.2	0.0	160
	Maine	Per 100,000	4.5	2.1	0.8	1.2	0.3	0.1	44
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Bangor, ME	2.55
Maine	1.94
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Bangor, ME Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Bangor, ME	Count	95	78	17
	Bangor, ME	Per 100,000	291.5	239.4	52.2	2.65
	Maine	Per 100,000	211.7	171.9	39.9	1.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Bangor, ME	Count	87	74	13
	Bangor, ME	Per 100,000	265.7	226.0	39.7	2.46
	Maine	Per 100,000	211.3	168.9	42.4	1.90
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Bangor, ME	Count	90	75	15
	Bangor, ME	Per 100,000	272.4	227.0	45.4	2.50
	Maine	Per 100,000	212.7	169.7	43.0	1.91
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Bangor, ME	Count	99	81	18
	Bangor, ME	Per 100,000	299.7	245.2	54.5	2.72
	Maine	Per 100,000	212.3	170.0	42.3	1.91
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Bangor, ME	Count	98	81	17
	Bangor, ME	Per 100,000	310.3	256.4	53.8	2.83
	Maine	Per 100,000	213.9	169.5	44.4	1.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Bangor, ME	Count	96	79	17
	Bangor, ME	Per 100,000	302.0	248.5	53.5	2.75
	Maine	Per 100,000	217.0	170.9	46.2	1.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Bangor, ME	Count	97	79	18
	Bangor, ME	Per 100,000	304.1	247.6	56.4	2.76
	Maine	Per 100,000	225.1	170.7	54.4	1.98
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Bangor, ME	Count	93	73	20
	Bangor, ME	Per 100,000	300.6	235.9	64.6	2.68
	Maine	Per 100,000	232.7	174.7	58.0	2.04
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Bangor, ME	Count	89	71	18
2005	Bangor, ME	Count	92	75	17