CrimeMetric

Crime in Town of Kittery, Maine

Updated ·Vorp Labs

The model puts major crime in Town of Kittery at 45% below the U.S. rate per resident: 87% lower for persons crimes and 35% lower for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 7.2% from a year earlier.

Where these numbers come from

The estimates start from what police agencies report to the FBI, modeled across Town of Kittery's 8 census block groups for 11,952 residents. How Maine residents' crime totals reach the FBI: detailed incident reports for 99.1%, summary counts only for 0.5% and estimates from past reports or similar agencies for 0.4% (shares of 2020 residents). Sources · Method

Why other sites show different numbers for Town of Kittery:
  • Year: many show an agency's last full FBI year (often two years back). These figures are the model's estimate for the current year, release 2026-11-10.
  • Crimes counted: some add simple assault, vandalism or drug offenses to "violent" or "property" crime; here major crime is persons plus property crime, and social disorder is separate.
  • Area: an agency's totals cover its jurisdiction, which can differ from the city's limits; these are summed over the block groups inside Town of Kittery.
  • Scale: a grade or a 1-to-100 score ranks places against each other; a rate per 1,000 residents and an index against the U.S. rate don't.
Major crime
9.5
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 56: 45% below the U.S. rate
about the Maine rate
down 7.2% in a year
Persons crimes
0.4
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 13: 87% below the U.S. rate
54% below the Maine rate
down 6.2% in a year
Property crimes
9.1
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 65: 35% below the U.S. rate
about the Maine rate
down 7.3% in a year
Social disorder
6.0
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 26: 74% below the U.S. rate
60% below the Maine rate
down 5.6% in a year

Rates are the model's estimates of reported crime per 1,000 residents a year. Index: 100 is the U.S. rate per resident; 200 is twice it. How we calculated this

How crime varies across Town of Kittery

Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 27 and 69.

Map of Town of Kittery, with its census block groups shaded by major-crime index band
Pale gray: under 100 residents. Tap one to compare.
  • 0–5062.0%
  • 50–10027.7%
  • 100–20010.3%
  • 200–4000.0%
  • 400+0.0%

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Crime by type

No crime type in Town of Kittery is more than 15% above the U.S. rate

Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live

IndexPer year

Persons crimes

Rape / sexual assault281
Murder160
Robbery151
Aggravated assault103

Property crimes

Shoplifting11042
Other larceny9557
Burglary173
Theft from vehicle165
Motor vehicle theft122

Social disorder

Vandalism4020
Intimidation3610
Simple assault2925
Trespassing267
Disorderly conduct264
Weapons violations111
Drugs and alcohol95
When it happens

Highest in the daytime

100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.

Monday to Friday, 6am to 6pm83
Sunday to Thursday nights, 6pm to 6am24
Saturday and Sunday, 6am to 6pm84
Friday and Saturday nights, 6pm to 6am20
Trend and outlook

Expected major crime fell 7.2% in a year; across Maine it fell 10.7%

Past yearBy 2031
Major crime-7.2%ME -10.7%-4.4%ME -12.2%
Persons crimes-6.2%ME -13.0%+8.0%ME -0.5%
Property crimes-7.3%ME -10.4%-4.9%ME -13.3%
Social disorder-5.6%ME -10.4%+4.3%ME -5.1%

Change in the model's expected crimes, not a count of reports; Maine in gray. 2031 is a model projection, not tested against past years.

Similar-size places

Town of Kittery against U.S. places with 10,000 to 25,000 residents

1,317 of the 2,480 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Town of Kittery's, and 374 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 67. The 9 nearest in population:

Heath, OH11,974175
Bellmawr, NJ11,94683
Crestwood, MO11,95767
Town of Kittery, ME11,95256
Alachua, FL11,97549
Elizabethtown, PA11,93748
Thomas, MI11,94048
Warrenton, VA11,94544
Plymouth, CT11,97327
Shiloh, IL11,95022

U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.

Nearby places

Town of Kittery's major-crime index is higher than 6 and lower than 2 of its 8 nearest neighbors

The closest, Kittery (1 mi), is 21% below Town of Kittery's rate.

Somersworth, NH13 mi109
Portsmouth, NH4 mi71
Town of Kittery56
Kittery1 mi44
Town of Hampton, NH12 mi43
Dover, NH10 mi39
Hampton, NH12 mi38
South Berwick10 mi28
Newmarket, NH11 mi27

U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.

Questions about crime in Town of Kittery

Is Town of Kittery safe?

Town of Kittery's major-crime index is 56, 45% below the U.S. rate per resident and lower than 44% of the 54 other Maine places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 87% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 35% below the U.S. rate.

What is the crime rate in Town of Kittery?

The model expects about 114 major crimes a year in Town of Kittery, about 9.5 per 1,000 residents, 45% below the U.S. rate.

Is crime going up or down in Town of Kittery?

Expected major crimes in Town of Kittery are down 7.2% from a year earlier; across Maine they're down 10.7%.

What are the most common crimes in Town of Kittery?

By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are other larceny (about 57 a year), shoplifting (about 42 a year) and theft from vehicle (about 5 a year).

Are car break-ins common in Town of Kittery?

The model expects about 5 thefts from vehicles a year in Town of Kittery, 84% below the U.S. rate per resident.

Are car thefts common in Town of Kittery?

The model expects about 2 motor vehicle thefts a year in Town of Kittery, 89% below the U.S. rate per resident.

Is Town of Kittery safe at night?

The model's major-crime index is 24 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 84 at its highest in the daytime; 100 is the U.S. rate for the same hours. That's a citywide estimate per resident for those hours: it can't speak to a particular street, venue or evening. For one address, use the address lookup on this page.

Is crime in Town of Kittery higher than the Maine average?

Town of Kittery's major-crime index is 56, about the Maine rate per resident. Maine as a whole is 57, where 100 is the U.S. rate.

How does crime in Town of Kittery compare with Kittery?

Kittery, 1 mile away, has a major-crime index of 44, 21% below Town of Kittery's rate per resident. Town of Kittery's is 56.

How we calculated this

Each police agency's crimes, as reported to the FBI or estimated where it didn't report, are spread across the census block groups it serves using population, jobs, points of interest and, where available, local incident records. Town of Kittery's figures add up its 8 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.

  • Town of Kittery has no published incident records in our data, so its estimate relies on agency totals and neighborhood characteristics.
  • Rates are per resident, so places where many people work or visit but few live, such as downtowns, airports and stadiums, can read high.
  • Disorderly conduct and trespassing are modeled, because the FBI records them only through arrests.
  • Residents: 11,952. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10

Full method and validation·Data sources

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CrimeMetric. "Crime in Town of Kittery, Maine." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/me/town-of-kittery

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