In 2025, Bangor police reported 79 violent crimes (242 per 100,000 residents), including 0 murders, 20 robberies and 51 aggravated assaults, according to FBI data. Vehicle-theft counts reported to the FBI look incomplete, so property-crime totals are not shown.
Population covered: 32,632. Violent-crime rate rank: 2 of 3 large Maine cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency ME0100100, January–December 2025.
Vehicle-theft counts reported to the FBI look incomplete, so property-crime totals are not shown.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland | 245 | 171 | 0 | 1,924 | Totals |
| Bangor | 242 | 79 | 0 | – | Totals |
| Lewiston | 240 | 94 | 0 | 1,671 | Totals |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.
Bangor's violent-crime rate of 242 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 2.6 times the Maine rate (94) and 24% lower than the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 413 residents, or about 1.5 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Bangor ranks 273rd for violent crime, in the lower half, and reported no murders.
Aggravated assaults made up 65% of Bangor's violent crimes and robberies 25%, a bigger robbery share than the 15% seen nationally.
Bangor's property-crime total for 2025 is incomplete in the FBI system, so property rates are left out here.
The closest city we cover is Lewiston, 85 miles southwest; its violent-crime rate (240) is about even with Bangor's.
Out-of-state cities near Bangor's size (32,632 residents): Fairbanks, AK at 843 violent crimes per 100,000 and Gillette, WY at 221.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Bangor had 242 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 2.6 times the statewide 94. It is 2nd highest of the 3 Maine cities on this site; Portland is highest at 245. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Bangor police reported no murders to the FBI for 2025.
20 robberies in 2025, 61 per 100,000 residents, 5.6 times the Maine rate of 11.