Norton House Historic District · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Falmouth records less violent crime per head than 88% of U.S. towns
Of the 4 towns on its borders with figures, one records less crime per resident. Measured on crimes Falmouth’s police reported between 2023 and 2025, it earns a Safety Grade of A: #19 of 78 graded towns in Maine. Add to that, the crimes the grade counts fell 37% per resident from 2023 to 2025. Out of every 1,000 residents, 0.4 violent crime and 5.4 incidents of property crime are reported annually, against 1.2 and 13.7 in the rest of Maine.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of ME” is every other Maine city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Falmouth
1 of the 4 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 4 Maine towns on Falmouth’s borders, 4 have a Safety Grade: Cumberland (A+), Windham (A−), Westbrook (B−), Portland (C). Neighbors ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Falmouth’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are lower than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the stronger of the two.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Falmouth property | Rest of Maine property | Falmouth violent | Rest of Maine violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6.8 | 15.6 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| 2023 | 6.4 | 14.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| 2024 | 5.9 | 14.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| 2025 | 3.9 | 12.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Maine.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Falmouth | Rest of Maine | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Falmouth’s police reported 16 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 0.4 per 1,000 residents a year, against 1.2 in the rest of Maine and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Falmouth per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And fewer than 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
55 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
4 violent and 51 property, as reported to the FBI by Falmouth’s police.
Eight people died in crashes on Falmouth’s roads in 2019–2023
Falmouth had 6 fatal crashes in five years, in which eight people died. Most of these deaths (7 of 8) were on an Interstate passing through, so they say more about through-traffic than about the town’s own streets.
That is more than is typical for Maine towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (6.7 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Falmouth’s size would see about 4 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Falmouth’s own rate (12.5) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Falmouth and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falmouth | A | 0.4 | 5.4 |
| Portland | C | 2.5 | 20.4 |
| Westbrook | B− | 1.7 | 11.8 |
| Cumberland | A+ | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Windham | A− | 0.7 | 7.0 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Maine towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falmouth | A | 0.4 | 5.4 |
| Orono | A+ | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| York | A | 0.5 | 4.9 |
| Kennebunk | A− | 0.6 | 5.4 |
| Wells | B+ | 0.6 | 8.3 |
| Kittery | B+ | 0.3 | 11.4 |
The five graded Maine towns closest to Falmouth’s population (12,982), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Falmouth. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Falmouth’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (13,033 in 2025); our figure for Falmouth is 12,982 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Falmouth
Is Falmouth, ME safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Falmouth reports less crime per resident than 85% of U.S. towns, an A Safety Grade and #19 of 78 in Maine. Its police reported 0.4 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 1.2 in the rest of Maine and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Falmouth?
0.4 violent and 5.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Maine reports 1.2 and 13.7; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is Falmouth safer than Portland?
Portland reports more crime per resident than Falmouth: Portland grades C for safety and Falmouth A. Portland’s police reported 2.5 violent and 20.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Falmouth?
Falmouth’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Falmouth”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.