Bucksport, ME Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A
Property Crime Grade	B-
Other Crime Grade	B-

Which crimes are included?

$663,344

Cost of Crime™ for Bucksport, ME

In 2025, violent crime will cost $310 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Bucksport with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The A grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Bucksport against the average US city, where the rate is much lower than the norm. Bucksport sits in the 90th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 90% of cities and behind 10%. The grade covers only Bucksport's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Bucksport is 1.532 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 478 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 845 in the east.

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

The Cost of Crime™ in Bucksport, ME

The tangible cost of violent crime in Bucksport is projected at $663,344 for 2025, about $135 per resident and $310 per household. That equals 0.4% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 43.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 41.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 15.0%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Bucksport Compared to Other Cities?

Bucksport, ME:	$135
Bar Harbor, ME:	$254
Eliot, ME:	$48
Maine:	$128
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $135 per resident each year in Bucksport, which is $123 less than the national average and $7 more than Maine's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Bucksport:

In Bar Harbor, ME, crime costs $254 per person, which is $119 more than in Bucksport.
In Eliot, ME, crime costs $48 per person, which is $87 less than in Bucksport

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Bucksport, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Bucksport	Cost per Bucksport Resident
Murder	$346,426	$71
Rape/Sexual Assault	$197,946	$40
Robbery	$24,237	$5
Assault	$94,735	$19
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$663,344	$135

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Bucksport, ME

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Bucksport totals $3,278,180 ($668 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $3,941,525 ($803 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Bucksport, ME, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the south part of the city has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Bucksport Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Bucksport residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.6722
Robbery	0.1570
Rape	0.6653
Murder	0.0376
Total Violent Crime	1.532 (A)

Individual Bucksport Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in Bucksport is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Bucksport.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Prospect Ferry, ME	A	A+	A
Orland, ME	A+	A+	A+
Verona Island, ME	C	A+	D+
South Orrington, ME	A	A+	A-
Frankfort, ME	A+	A+	A+
Stockton Springs, ME	A+	A+	A
Winterport, ME	A+	A+	A+
Penobscot, ME	A	A+	A-
Orrington, ME	A	A+	A
South Penobscot, ME	A	A+	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Bucksport is lower versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
Herculaneum, MO	B	C-	C-
Tryon, NC	C-	C-	C-
Chocowinity, NC	C	C-	C-
Hoopeston, IL	C-	C-	C-
Sunman, IN	A	A	A
Attica, MI	A+	B	B
Genoa City, WI	A	B+	B+
Waverly, VA	F	D	D
American Falls, ID	C+	C+	C+
Ottawa Hills, OH	C	C	C

Considering only the violent crime rate, Bucksport is less safe than the Maine state average and safer than the national average.

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