Southwest Harbor, ME crime & safety
Southwest Harbor's reported crime rate is below Maine's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2025.
Crime reported to police, trends and how Southwest Harbor compares with the towns next door, from FBI data.
Southwest Harbor at a glance
Reported crime per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025
Show as a table
| Year | Southwest Harbor property | Maine property | Southwest Harbor violent | Maine violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.8 | 12.3 | 0 | 1.1 |
| 2023 | 4.9 | 11.4 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7.6 | 11.6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5.3 | 9.6 | 0.5 | 1 |
2025, by type
Offenses reported to police, not convictions.
Local public safety
Southwest Harbor and its neighbors
| Town | Violent | Property | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Harbor | 0.5 | 5.3 | 2025 |
No town figures in the FBI's data: Tremont, Cranberry Isles, Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor, Frenchboro.
What this data can and can't tell you
- It's reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many thefts and some assaults are never reported.
- Small numbers swing. In a town of about 1,900, a handful of incidents moves the rate noticeably from year to year. The trend matters more than any one year.
- Visitors count too. Towns with a campus, highway, beach or shopping center see incidents involving people who don't live there, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn't report a full year, not that nothing happened.
Source: 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. This isn't an official statement of public safety — in an emergency, call 911.
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