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Crime Rates for Maine

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Maine Annual Crimes

Violent
Property
Total

Number of Crimes

1,431

16,811

18,242

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.03

12.13

13.17

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.03
National Median: 4
    Maine

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 968

in Maine

Maine Violent Crimes

Population: 1,385,340
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 30 444 139 818
Rate per 1,000 0.02 0.32 0.10 0.59

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
12.13
National Median: 20
    Maine

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 82

in Maine

Maine Property Crimes

Population: 1,385,340
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 1,605 14,224 982
Rate per 1,000 1.16 10.27 0.71

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
2
National Median: 27.0
    Maine

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