Crime rates for Cape Elizabeth, ME

Cape Elizabeth is safer than the majority of cities, towns, and villages in America (71%) and also has a lower crime rate than about 80% of the communities in Maine, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime data. How risky is that? Your chance of becoming a victim in Cape Elizabeth is one in 92 based on the total crime rate (violent and property crimes, combined). In America overall, your chance of becoming a victim of crime is 1 in 51.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, Cape Elizabeth has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Cape Elizabeth is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

The crime data that NeighborhoodScout used for this analysis are the seven offenses from the uniform crime reports, collected by the FBI from 17,000 local law enforcement agencies, and include both violent and property crimes, combined.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Cape Elizabeth does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Cape Elizabeth.

For Cape Elizabeth, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Cape Elizabeth than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 4534, which is a violent crime rate of 0 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Cape Elizabeth is below average compared to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Cape Elizabeth than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 93.