West Kennebunk, ME Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A+
Property Crime Grade	A-
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$27,604

Cost of Crime™ for West Kennebunk, ME

In 2025, violent crime will cost $163 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of West Kennebunk 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 West Kennebunk against the average US city, where the rate is much lower than the norm. West Kennebunk sits in the 98th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 98% of cities and behind 2%. The grade covers only West Kennebunk's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in West Kennebunk is 1.030 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 753 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 1,026 in the north.

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

The Cost of Crime™ in West Kennebunk, ME

The tangible cost of violent crime in West Kennebunk is projected at $27,604 for 2025, about $64 per resident and $163 per household. That equals 0.1% 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): 55.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 25.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 18.8%

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

West Kennebunk, ME:	$64
Bar Harbor, ME:	$254
Eliot, ME:	$48
Maine:	$128
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $64 per resident each year in West Kennebunk, which is $195 less than the national average and $65 less than Maine's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to West Kennebunk:

In Bar Harbor, ME, crime costs $254 per person, which is $190 more than in West Kennebunk.
In Eliot, ME, crime costs $48 per person, which is $16 less than in West Kennebunk

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to West Kennebunk	Cost per West Kennebunk Resident
Murder	$5,307	$12
Rape/Sexual Assault	$18,048	$42
Robbery	$773	$2
Assault	$3,477	$8
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$27,604	$64

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in West Kennebunk, 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 West Kennebunk totals $123,143 ($284 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $150,747 ($348 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in West Kennebunk, 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 city has few 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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West Kennebunk Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.2796
Robbery	0.0567
Rape	0.6874
Murder	0.0065
Total Violent Crime	1.030 (A+)

Individual West Kennebunk Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Wells Branch, ME	A+	A+	A+
Bar Mills, ME	A	A+	B+
Kennebunk, ME	B+	A+	B
Alfred Mills, ME	A-	A+	B+
Goodwins Mills, ME	A+	A+	A
Alfred, ME	A	A+	A
Kennebunkport, ME	B	A+	B-
South Sanford, ME	A	A+	A-
Highpine, ME	A+	A+	A+
Wells, ME	A-	A	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

West Kennebunk 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
Glencoe, AR	D-	F	F
Granger, MO	D+	D+	D+
Grafton, VT	C+	D+	D+
Gouldtown, NJ	C+	A	A
Gould City, MI	A-	C	C
Gotham, WI	B-	B+	B+
Gomer, OH	B+	C+	C+
Goldbug, KY	C	B	B
Gluckheim, MD	B	B-	B-
Glenmore, VA	C+	B+	B+

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

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