Highest total-crime rate of any city in Maine. 4,124 reported incidents in 2024. This is the public record — read it, verify it, then decide.
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Bangor is Maine's third-largest city — and, by the numbers on this page, one of its most challenged on crime, downtown safety, and homelessness. Every figure here is public record: police data, city council minutes, independent reporting. Nothing is invented. Check it yourself.
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