Living In Bangor

Safety

Bangor is one of the safest communities in the country in which to live, work, or visit. Our crime against persons rate is the second lowest among metropolitan areas of comparable size and far below the rates of most larger metro areas. Our policy is to respond to all calls for service, regardless of the nature of the call or the potential loss (most law enforcement agencies have a minimum loss value that must be met before an officer will respond and file a report).

With 80 sworn personnel, the Police Department is able to respond quickly to calls for service, with an average response time of 15 minutes for all calls and under 5 minutes for emergency calls. Our citizens have a sense of security that is rare in a city of this size or any size. Regardless of our metropolitan profile, we still have a small town kind of safety. For complete information on current Bangor crime statistics, click on the link below: View Crime Statistics.

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

The Bangor Fire Department provides paramedic service throughout the City. With an ambulance/rescue unit at each of the City’s three fire stations, first responder engine companies, and automatic defibrillators in police patrol vehicles, emergency personnel are normally on scene within three to five minutes of a call. With two major hospitals within the City, those in need of services are rapidly in the hands of medical specialists. Few communities in the country can match the level and quality of emergency medical services provided to Bangor residents.