Theft per Capita in Van Buren
The map below shows theft per 1,000 Van Buren residents.
The map below shows theft per 1,000 Van Buren residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of theft in Van Buren is about 1 in 39.
Theft costs the average Van Buren resident about $132 per year.
Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Van Buren in green. The most dangerous areas in Van Buren are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The F grade means the rate of theft is much higher than the average US city. Van Buren is in the 7th percentile for safety, meaning 93% of cities are safer and 7% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Van Buren's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of theft in Van Buren is 25.44 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Van Buren generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of theft in Van Buren may be as high as 1 in 33 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 105 in the southwest part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the north parts of Van Buren, ME: about 30 per year. The northeast part of Van Buren has fewer cases of theft with only 0 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the theft rate in Van Buren to the Maine state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Van Buren, ME: | 25.44 |
|---|---|
| Maine: | 10.19 |
| USA: | 13.00 |
Considering only the theft rate, Van Buren is less safe than the Maine state average and less safe than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Theft is projected to cost the residents of Van Buren about $313,472 in 2025, or roughly $132 per resident. This is part of Van Buren's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Van Buren, including every crime type and how Van Buren compares to other cities.
Remember that theft rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Van Buren's crime maps on the Van Buren overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Theft Crime Grade |
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D | A- | D- | D- | |
D+ | A | D- | D- | |
D | A- | D- | D- | |
D+ | A | D- | D- | |
C+ | A- | C+ | C | |
C+ | A | C | C- | |
D- | B+ | D- | F | |
D+ | A | D- | D- | |
A | A+ | A | A | |
A+ | A+ | A | A |
Van Buren is higher versus other cities of the same size for theft. The table below compares theft in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Theft Crime Grade |
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A+ | B | B | A | |
A- | A- | A- | A- | |
A | C+ | C+ | A+ | |
B- | B | B | C+ | |
B+ | D | D | A- | |
A | B- | B- | A | |
B | A | A | B | |
C- | D | D | B- | |
A | A- | A- | A- | |
D+ | D | D | B+ |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Van Buren, ME average SchoolGrade of A+, with 76% actual proficiency versus 58% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Van Buren schools on SchoolGrade
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