The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in West Boothbay Harbor, ME: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in West Boothbay Harbor

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for West Boothbay Harbor. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

West Boothbay Harbor, ME Map of Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

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Other Crime Grade
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$18,594

Cost of Crime™ for West Boothbay Harbor, ME

In 2025, crime will cost $533 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of West Boothbay Harbor with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is West Boothbay Harbor, ME Safe?

The A overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where West Boothbay Harbor's combined rate is much lower than the norm. West Boothbay Harbor sits in the 90th percentile, ahead of 90% of cities and behind 10%. The grade covers only West Boothbay Harbor's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in West Boothbay Harbor is 12.32 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 60 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 91 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of West Boothbay Harbor, ME report the most crime, about 1 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in West Boothbay Harbor, ME

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in West Boothbay Harbor for 2025 is $18,594, about $232 per resident and $533 per household. That equals 0.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.2%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 35.1%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.7%

How Much Does Crime Cost in West Boothbay Harbor Compared to Other Cities?

West Boothbay Harbor, ME: $232
Portland, OR: $544
Eliot, ME: $116
Maine: $258
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in West Boothbay Harbor is $232 per year, which is $232 less than the national average and $25 less than Maine's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to West Boothbay Harbor:
  • In Portland, OR, crime costs $544 per person, which is $312 more than in West Boothbay Harbor.
  • In Eliot, ME, crime costs $116 per person, which is $117 less than in West Boothbay Harbor

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of West Boothbay Harbor for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to West Boothbay Harbor
Cost per West Boothbay Harbor Resident
Murder
$8,501
$106
Rape/Sexual Assault
$2,965
$37
Robbery
$367
$5
Assault
$178
$2
Kidnapping
$118
$1
Vehicle Theft
$586
$7
Burglary
$938
$12
Theft
$2,191
$27
Arson
$328
$4
Vandalism
$1,502
$19
Animal Cruelty
$20
$0
Drug Crimes
$893
$11
Identity Theft
$7
$0
Total Cost of Crime
$18,594
$232

The Intangible Cost of Crime in West Boothbay Harbor, ME

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in West Boothbay Harbor totals $70,660 ($883 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $89,254 ($1,116 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The city holds few retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas do the same, and of West Boothbay Harbor's 80 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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West Boothbay Harbor Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 West Boothbay Harbor residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
0.0774
Robbery
0.1459
Rape
0.6112
Murder
0.0565
Total Violent Crime
0.8910 (A+)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
5.289
Vehicle Theft
0.4731
Burglary
1.292
Arson
0.1698
Total Property Crime
7.224 (A-)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.0243
Drug Crimes
1.510
Vandalism
2.627
Identity Theft
0.0111
Animal Cruelty
0.0332
Total "Other" Rate
4.206 (A-)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in West Boothbay Harbor is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to West Boothbay Harbor.

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
D
A
D-
A-
A+
A-
C
A+
C-
A
A+
A+
B+
A+
B
C
A+
C-
A
A+
A+
A+
A+
A+
B-
A+
C+
A+
A+
A+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

West Boothbay Harbor is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
F
C-
C-
D
D
D
C
C
C
C-
D+
D+
C
C-
C-
F
D
D
D-
D
D
A
A+
A+
C-
A-
A-
C-
D+
D+

Considering only the crime rate, West Boothbay Harbor is safer than the Maine state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in West Boothbay Harbor, ME average SchoolGrade of A+, with 87% actual proficiency versus 71% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See West Boothbay Harbor schools on SchoolGrade

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